Lord Wester Wemyss (9 results)

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Reprint, as new, not inscribed.

Condition: New. 2010 N&M Press reprint (original pub c1920).SB. 288pp +mapPublished Price £12.50 The role of the Royal Navy in the Dardanelles campaign was heroic but as unhappy at sea as that of the Army was on land. The author of this account, Admiral Wester-Wemyss ( who later rose to be Britain's delegate at the signing of the Armistice in 1918) was an eye-witness on the spot. He describes the initial efforts to shell the Turkish fortresses along the Dardanelles straits into silence, and how those efforts were thwarted when British ships hit a series of mines. Thereafter, the Navy's principal role was to get the troops ashore at various landing sites on the Gallipoli peninsular - a task they carried out bravely, but which was hampered by the lack of landing craft. Wemyss spreads his sources net wide, using Admiral Sir Cecil Thursby' account of landing Anzac troops at Gaba Tepe, and Admirals Grasset and Guepratte's stories of the French navy's contribution to the campaign at Kume Kale. Wemyss also includes Captain Unwin of the River Clyde's account of how he won a VC landing soldiers from his ship despite a fierce enemy fusillade. This is a first-hand account of the somewhat neglected naval part of the Gallipoli operations. Book.…

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. 2010. paperback. . . . . .

Condition: New. 2010. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth Ex-Libris plate stuck to front pastedown. Severe cracking to hinges causing boards to be loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Water staining to some pages, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hodder and Stoughton; London, not dated [1924]. Hardcover. A Good, navy blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding intact, some handling/scuffing to boards, crimping to spine edges, rubbing along board edges, rub mark bottom text block corner, small abrasion bottom rear board edge buckram and partially bottom rear board, some age toning to pages, scattered foxing to text block edges and front/back matters, discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers, fold out frontis map intact and present, crease top corner page 277-280, without Dust wrapper. A good, overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 288pp., indexed. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Lightly rubbed, bumped and chipped. Owner details rubbed out to front pastedown, some gutters cracked but generally clean and tidy. Fold-out map to front. Size: 8vo.