ISBN: 9780855240127 - battle class destroyers (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover with dustjacket. No notes or highlights. Scuffing to front and back cover. Scuffing is a light grey color. A couple very small chips to bottom edge of dustjacket. Minor foxing to top edge of book. Minor wear and creasing to fore edge corners as well as top and bottom of spine.…

Hardcover. Zustand: VG+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG+. Reprint. The Royal Navy's last new destroyer design to participate in WWII was the Battle class of which there were 16 in the first group and eight in a second batch, with two other ships built in Australia. The class was designed for the Pacific War, but only a few ships were worked up before hostilities ended. An unusual feature of the class was grouping the main armament in two foward twin turrets. The last of the RN ships was disposed of in the early 1970s A scarce, but quality, reference for the warship buff. First published February 1971, this first preprint April 1972. 64 pages, b/w photos throughout plus detail drawings, diagrams and side profile line drawings. 12 ship crests in colour on two facing pages. Blue hard covers with gilt spine titles VG+, text block excellent, no inscriptions. Pictorial DJ (colour and mono) price clipped and also VG+. Photos, Diagrams, Line Drawings (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 64pp, ship photos, tables, the last true destroyers to be built in quantity, book and jacket are in excellent condition. Scarce hardback edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dustwrapper is protected by a layer of clear, non adhesive plastic.