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PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. Rawlings, Steve (jacket image); Raw, Stephen (calligraphy); O'Malley, Heathcliff (author photograph) Ilustrador. 1st Edition. As new condition ruby red linen boards with gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; List of Maps and Diagrams; List of Plates; Acknowledgments; Preliminary Page Quote by Admiral Zheng He at Ch'ang Lo in 1431; Introduction; Epilogue: The Chinese Legacy; 1. Appendices: Chinese Circumnavigation of the World 1421-3, 2. Eyewitness Diaries, 3. Key Charts, 4. The Determination of Longitude, 5. Further Information on Website; Notes; Select Bibliography and Index. Profusely illustrated with four sections of color photographic plates, black-and-white drawings and maps interspersed throughout the volume plus color illustrated front and rear endpapers. "On 8 March 1421 the largest fleet in the world had ever seen sailed from its base in China. The ships, huge junks nearly five hundred feet long and built from the finest teak, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. Their mission was to 'to proceed all the way to the end of the eath to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas' and unite the whole world in Confucian harmony. Their journey would last over two years and circle the globe. When they returned Zhu Di lost control and China was beginning its long, self-imposed isolation from the world it had so recently embraced. The great ships rotted at their moorings and the records of their journeys were destroyed. Lost was the knowledge that Chinese ships had reached America seventy years before Columbus and circumnavigated the globe a century before Magellan. They had also discovered Antarctica, reached Australia three hundred and fifty years before Cook and solved the problem of longitude three hundred years before the Europeans. Gavin Menzies has spent fifteen years tracing the astonishing voyages of the Chinese fleet. Now, in a fascinating historical detective story, he shares the remarkable account of his discoveries and the incontrovertible evidence to support them. His compelling narrative pulls together ancient maps, precise navigational knowledge, astronomy and the surviving accounts of Chinese explorers and the later Eurropean navigators. It brings to light the artifacts and inscribed stones left behind by the emperor's fleet, the evidence of sunken junks along its route and the ornate votive offerings left by the Chinese sailors wherever they landed, in thanks to Shao Lin, goddess of the sea. 1421: The Year China Discovered the World is the story of a remarkable journey of discovery that rewrites our understanding of history. Our knowledge of world exploration as it has been commonly acceptd for centuries musts now be revised. 1421 is destined to become a classic work of historical detection." - from the inner front jacket flap. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Gavin Menzies (Royal Navy Submarine Commanding Officer, retired) was born in 1937 in China, where he spent the first two years of his life. He joined the Royal Navy in 1953 and served in submarines from 1959 to 1970. As a junior officer he sailed the world in the wake of Columbus, Dias, Cabral and Vasco da Gama. When in command of HMS Rorqual (1968-1970), he sailed the routes pioneered by Magellan and Captain Cook. Since leaving the Royal Navy, he has returned to China and the Far East many times, and in the course of researching 1421 he has visited 120 countries, over 900 museums and libraries and every major seaport of the late Middle Ages." - from the rear inner jacket flap.

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Bro Tomahawk: DexluXXXe Edition.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. 323 pages. Hardcover with a dust jacket. Over 380 illustrations. The entire, in-depth story of the controversial British SA80, written by an ex-Royal Marine Armourer. The SA80 has been the issue small arms system of the British Armed Forces for almost twenty years, and the controversies surrounding it have never let up. Numerous features of the ArmaLite Ar-18 were simply appropriated in the early 1970s for use in the pilot model of the 4.85mm bullpup "Enfield Weapon System" (EWS). In 1985 the still-unperfected 5.56mm SA80weapon system was adopted as the L85A1 Light Support Weapon (LSW), as modifications and trials continued. In 1988 H & K was awarded a controversial 92M British Pound contract to retrofit the SA80 to the A2 version - in Germany. The controversies continue. An excellent and comprehensive study. Getting Scarce. Long out of print. The publisher is no longer in business. The previous owner's name and year are neatly written in small letters on the inside front board. The dust jacket covers it. Otherwise both the Book and the Dust Jacket are in Fine condition with only the lightest use. An opportunity to own a beautiful copy of a Scarce title at a reasonable price.

Hardcover. Condición: Very good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very good+. First Edition.

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. In-depth study of the development of the controversial British SA80, from the 19th-century roots in the Royal Small Arms Factory, but concentrating on its development in the 1970s and use in the 1980s. Includes sections on modifications, ammunition, accesories, modern use. Large hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book & jacket, near fine. Text clean, no names or marks; xxxiv, [2], 323 pages; many b/w figures & photos, brief bibliography. PLEASE NOTE: a surcharge for expedited or international shipping of this oversize book may be required; please inquire for an accurate quote. Size: Quarto.

Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. SA80 'Small Arms for the 1980s'. Dogged with problems and three years late, the still unperfected SA80 system was adopted in 1985. The last weapon system to be developed and produced at RSAF Enfield, closed and turned into a housing estate in 1988. Having been in service for nearly a quarter century, a large variety of accessories and ancillaries have been developed around the SA80 weapon system, these and all designs are discussed in detail. Photos 8 1/2 X 11 inches, hardcover with dust jacket with dust jacket, illus, 360 pages.

1st Edn. xxxiv 323, 4to illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs line drawings gun breakdowns. Pictorial coloured end papers. A fine copy in DJ. The SA80 has been the issue small arms system of the British Armed Forces for almost twenty years. A comprehensive and in-depth survey of the gun.