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2594 . Cocchia, Aldo (translated by M. Gwyer). The Hunters and the Hunted: Adventures of Italian Naval Forces (Published in the U.K. as 'Submarine Attacking') .
Annapolis: United States Naval Institute, (1958); First American edition. Octavo, Full cloth , Black & white photographs, map drawings , viii, 180 pages. Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector. Admiral Cocchia was Chief of Staff at the Italian submarine base at Bordeaux in World War II. His account provides information on encounters with British merchantmen, Italian methods of slipping through the Straits of Gibraltar, the sinking of the cruiser Calypso, and the transformation of Italian submarines into unarmed cargo boats transporting supplies to Japan. Also has information on the use of human torpedoes. Includes an appendix listing the Italian submarines in the Atlantic, their commanding officers, and brief remarks about each. A nice copy of this important first hand narrative of Italian submarine operations in World War II. Bound in green cloth over boards with black spine lettering. Slight browning to margins of pastedowns, otherwise clean and tight. Jacket has a hint of browning along spine and lower joint fold.
Book #2594
$25.00 order or inquire WW2 Naval history Submarines Italy Axis human torpedoes Bordeaux Doenitz World War II
3498 . Divine, A. D. Firedrake: the Destroyer that Wouldn't Give Up .
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1943; 1st American. Octavo, Full cloth , b&w photographs, map , 251 pages. Condition: Very Good. No dust jacket.
Published in England as: "Destroyer's War: a Million Miles with 'The Fighting Eighth'." The Eighth Flotilla and the H.M.S. Firedrake at work against the Axis in the first two years of World War II. Red cloth with black lettering and decoration, black topstain. Slight spine fading, scattered light foxing inside.
Book #3498
$9.00 order or inquire WW2 Naval warfare Ships British history Royal Navy Submarines U-boats Nazis World War II
9046 . [Navy Department, Office of Naval Intelligence]. RESTRICTED - Merchant Ship Recognition Manual, Division of Naval Intelligence OP. 16-F-20, O. N. I. 208 [Cover title] .
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, (1942). Oblong Quarto, Stiff card covers , Drawings , [iv], 1-49, 50-89 pages. Condition: Near fine. This is an original World War II copy of O.N.I. 208, containing over 2,000 merchant ships illustrated by 750 precise type profiles. There is an illustrated index with explanatory section, along with a section describing enemy vessels not illustrated herein but deemed worthy of special attention. The manual was issued April 21, 1942. Pages 1-49 are numbered on rectos only, with forms for recording ship sightings on versos. Acco-bound in stiff brown card covers reinforced at left margins with dark green cloth. A few minor cover creases.
Book #9046
$150.00 order or inquire Military Manuals World War II Ships Merchant Marine enemy vessels ship profiles recognition manuals Naval Warfare Warships
11049 . Robertson, Terence. Channel Dash: The Fantastic Story of the German Battle Fleet's Escape Through the English Channel in Broad Daylight .
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1958; First printing. Octavo, Full cloth , black and white photographs, maps , 208 pages. Condition: Fine in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector. Masterful undercover planning by the Germans preceded this daring maneuver by the Luftwaffe and German Navy, providing many lessons of modern warfare. Bound in blue cloth over boards with spine titled in gilt, front endpaper maps. Light rubs to extremities. Jacket has a short closed edge tear at top of rear panel.
Book #11049
$25.00 order or inquire WW2 World War II Royal Navy Luftwaffe Nazi Germany English Channel Naval Warfare Scharnhorst prinz eugen
7383 . [War Department]. Military Intelligence: Identification of French Naval Vessels - Basic Field Manual FM 30-53, RESTRICTED .
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1942; First printing. Duodecimo, Wrappers , black & white photographs, illus. , iv, 93 pages. Condition: Very Good. One of the more scarce World War II manuals, this booklet contains photographs, illustrations, and explanatory data relative to French naval vessels. Bound in original tan paper covers, saddle-stapled binding. Prior ownership name penned at lower fore corner of front cover, mild wrinkle to head of spine. Clean and sound.
Book #7383
$75.00 order or inquire Military Manuals World War II vichy France French navy ship identification Naval Warfare Atlantic Theatre Battleships Destroyers
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