SALVO! - Bernard, Illustrated by Black & White Photo Illus Edwards
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Nonfiction: History. Writing with years of experience of sea life, Bernard Edwards vividly recounts a varied selection of truly classic warships gun actions, emphasising the often sudden change from routine sailing to devastating and potentially lethal combat with an almost unseen enemy. Specific actions include one of the earliest naval gun battles between ironclads at the Yalu River in 1894, celebrated battle honour epics such as the Falkland Islands in 1914 and Cape Matapan in 1941, night encounters in t...
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1995 Uitgever: London: Brockhampton Press, 1999 181 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 1860199593 ISBN-13: 9781860199592Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Original pictorial boards, dust jacket, some illustrations (including photographs) in b/w, 8vo. [Auteur: Edwards, Bernard] [Pagina's: 181] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Leicester : Brockhampton Press] [Jaar: 1995] [Titel: Salvo!: Classic Naval Gun Actions]
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1999 UK, hardcover with dust jacket, 192 pages, illustrated. The book recounts a selection of classic naval gun battles, focusing on epic ship-to-ship engagements where artillery played a crucial role. The author draws on his extensive sea experience to ...