Satchell Alister (30 results)
Language: English
Published by Greenhill Books, United Kingdom, London, 2001
- Softcover
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Between the entry of the US and the end of the Second World War in Europe, the three huge Cunard liners Aquitania, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth carried a million GIs and British Empire troops across the North Atlantic at up to 16,000 men per voyage - without either naval or air escort. What bec…ame known as the 'Shuttle Service' was a great gamble, but it was considered a risk worth taking since it was the only way so many men could be transported to the theatre of war so quickly: indeed, Churchill reckoned they shortened the war by a whole year. The ships themselves were very fast, and were armed for self-defence, but to avoid potential U-boat traps they relied heavily on intelligence, now known to be the product of 'Ultra' (decoded Enigma traffic). The author, as a young Australian naval reservist, served as a cipher officer on these ships, so was at the centre of this work. Although he was not supposed to, he kept a private journal, and his attendance at sailing conferences allowed him to record details that would otherwise have been lost. His book combines a personal account of these years, with a knowledgeable analysis of how this feat was organised, both ashore and aboard the ships themselves. Conditions were so tight that soldiers slept in shifts (the original 'hot bunking'), while so much water was consumed that the ships became dangerously unstable as the double-bottom tanks were emptied during the voyage. By way of contrast with the testing environment afloat, the author also provides some entertaining observations of life in wartime London and New York. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Language: English
Published by Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 2001
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Almost Like New. First Edition. (First Edition) Book is a clean tight unmarked copy. Dust jacket is neatly clear-taped to boards.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ Very Good. 1st Edition.
Language: English
Published by Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A., 2001
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good (Protective cover). First Edition. Cover is in excellent condition, save for minimal corner bumping. DJ is unclipped and in very good condition, save for minor corner wear. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout, save for penned ownership on F…EP. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. very nice copy.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. hardback, octavo, a well preserved and tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a very good pictorial dust jacket which is now protected in a non-adhesive archival film sleeve. Illustrated throughout, 256pp.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. We are closed 14th-23rd July items ordered after 9:00am on the 13th July will be shipped on 25th July, shipping times have been updated. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE TH…E UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
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First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat edge-bumped, sun-toned, and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Not price-clipped. Physical description; 256p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects; Ocean liners History. World War, 1939-1945 Transportation Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations…, British. Aquitania (Steamship). Queen Mary (Steamship). Queen Elizabeth (Steamship). Satchell, Alister. 1 Kg.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blue boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Book is square and tight. No remainder marks on the clean end papers. Text block is clean. Very nice book. DJ is near has a little curling of the jacket at the top of the front board. No tears.
Language: English
Published by Chatham Publishing., 2001
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st GB ed. 255pp. Illus throughout. The use of three great Cunard liners, "Queen Elizabeth", "Queen Mary" and "Aquitania" as fast transatlantic troop carriers - one of the great high-risk operations of WW2 yet vital to the build up of U.S. troops ready for D-Day.… Near pristine copy.1 86176 164 3.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Blue Hard Cover. Spine ends slightly rubbed, else fine. 256pp all in fine condition. Dust Jacket, spine ends slightly creased,else fine. Not Price Clipped.
Published by Chatham, 2001
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust wrapper with a little edge & corner wear. Internally Very Good - Quick flick through pages could not see any issues, clean and tidy copy in tight binding. Unclipped dust wrapper fitted with removable archive acetate film. ** 843g ** All orders are sent with a tra…cking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed.; 2001-02-21.
Published by London, Chatham Publishing, 2001, 2001
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Horsham Rare Books, Horsham, United KingdomHorsham Rare Books
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1st ed. Thus, 8vo, Near fine dark blue boards with gold lettering to spine, fine coloured pictorial dust jacket, not price clipped, no inscriptions, 256 pages, fully illustrated with black & white photographs. The story of the war services of Cunard's three giant liners Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and Aquitania. The author serve…d on Aquitania.
Published by London: Chatham Publishing, 2001
- Hardcover
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Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardback. Dust wrapper over blue boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 9½" x 6¾" (1 kg); pp 256; Index; Bibliography; Contains: Black & white photographs; Facsimiles; Maps; Frontispiece; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriate…ly packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #184453 ||.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A near fine/very good copy in a good/very good dustcover. A couple of minor stains on the page ends and a little tanning on the spine of the dustcover, otherwise impressive. Please see photos.
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2001, 256pp, hardcover met stofomslag, mooi exemplaar / fine copy , 256pp, met stofomslag, mooi exemplaar / fine copy , 256pp, met stofomslag, mooi exemplaar / fine copy.
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Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Thus. RUNNING THE GAUNTLET How Three Giant Liners Carried a Million Men to War 1942-1945 Alister Satchell. Chatham Publishing, London 2001 First Thus ISBN 1861761643 256pp Illustrated Hardback This copy is in FINE condition in a FINE unclipped dustwrapper. Lavishly il…lustrated throughout with many photographs from the author's own collection. This book was originally published privately in Australia in in 1998 under the title ' The Great Gamble'. Between the entry of the US and the end of the Second World War in Europe, the three huge Cunard liners Aquitania, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth carried a million GIs and British Empire troops across the North Atlantic at up to 16,000 men per voyage - without either naval or air escort. What became known as the 'Shuttle Service' was a great gamble, but it was considered a risk worth taking since it was the only way so many men could be transported to the theatre of war so quickly: indeed, Churchill reckoned they shortened the war by a whole year. The ships themselves were very fast, and were armed for self-defence, but to avoid potential U-boat traps they relied heavily on intelligence, now known to be the product of 'Ultra' (decoded Enigma traffic). The author, as a young Australian naval reservist, served as a cipher officer on these ships, so was at the centre of this work. Although he was not supposed to, he kept a private journal, and his attendance at sailing conferences allowed him to record details that would otherwise have been lost. His book combines a personal account of these years, with a knowledgeable analysis of how this feat was organised, both ashore and aboard the ships themselves. Conditions were so tight that soldiers slept in shifts (the original 'hot bunking'), while so much water was consumed that the ships became dangerously unstable as the double-bottom tanks were emptied during the voyage. By way of contrast with the testing environment afloat, the author also provides some entertaining observations of life in wartime London and New York. Ref S3.
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256 Seiten. Mit Abbildungen. Gebunden mit Schutzumschlag. Sehr guter Zustand. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 734.
Published by Chayham, London, 2001
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fine condition in fine dust jacket. photos & maps (illustrator).
Published by Chatham Publishing 2001. ISBN 1861761643., 2001
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"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Hard cover dust wrapper, 256pp, b&w photos. Remains of sticker on front cover else very good+ Tells of the wartime 'shuffle service': the use of the three great Cunard liners - Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary, and Aquitania - as fast transatlantic troop transports, and how they sailed unescorted…, carrying up to 15000 men at a time, threatened by U-boats and enemy aircraft. The author was a cipher officer on the Aquitania and this account of one of the most fascinating and dangerous naval operations in history is based on his diaries.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
Published by Chatham Publishing, London, 2001
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- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Small 4to. 256pp. Blue card boards with gilt titles to spine. Colour illustrative dust wrapper with blue and black titles, some minor edge wear. Illustrated in b&w. Overall a Near Fine copy.
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hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 256 pages. 9.29x6.77x0.87 inches. In Stock.
Published by Chatham Publishing, London, 2001
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.Rare Book Cellar
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Published by Chatham Publishing London 2001, 2001
- First Edition
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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1st edition dust jacket As New lge. octavo 256pp., b/w pls., map, bibliog., index, Story of the converted Troopships, Aquitania, Queen Mary & Queen Elizabeth in WW2. Originally published as 'The Great Gamble'.
Published by Self-published. Printed by The Craftsman Press Pty. Ltd., Burwood Victoria, 1998., 1998
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4to (30.25x21.5cm), hardback, vi + 161pp. Very good condition in good dustwrapper (general light wear, rubbed edges, surface chipped at left front edge and at head of spine, several small tears). Mild wear only. Presentation copy. Gift inscription opposite title page, signed by author. B&w photographs. Pictures available on requ…est.
Published by Alister Satchell Melbourne 1998, 1998
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1st edition chipped dust jacket Fine folio vi + 161pp., col. & b/w pls., map, bibliog., index, Story of the converted Troopships, Aquitania, Queen Mary & Queen Elizabeth in WW2.
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London 2001, 256 pp., photos, dust jacket 9781861761644 (code M-15).
Published by Alister Satchell Melbourne 1998, 1998
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1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy folio vi + 161pp., col. & b/w pls., map, bibliog., index, Story of the converted Troopships, Aquitania, Queen Mary & Queen Elizabeth in WW2. Signed presentation Copy from Author inc. a long hand-written note on the front paste-down.
