Wemyss Commander D E G (12 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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First Kimber Paperback Printing. Very Good condition.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. edges rubbed, pages browning. 1 crease across front cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. The Story of Capt. F J Walker, U-Boat Hunter and Destroyer.Dark blue cloth with gilt titles. No inscriptions. Jacket is not price clipped. Photo illustrations. A fine copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. New Edition. The story of Capt. F.J. Walker CB.DSO, RN U-Boat hunter & destroyer. First published in 1955. New edition in the Fortunes of War series. In near fine condition with no marks or inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Thus. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Captain Frederic John Walker, CB, DSO & Three Bars (3 June 1896 - 9 July 1944) was a British Royal Navy officer noted for his exploits during the Second World War. Walker was the most successful anti-submarine warfare commander during the Battle of the Atlantic, and was known popularly as Johnnie Walker (for the Johnnie Walker brand of whisky). When the Second World War began, in 1939, Walker's career seemed to be at an end. Still a commander, he had been passed over for promotion to captain. In 1940, he was appointed as Operations Staff Officer to Vice-Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay. Even so, Walker still had not been given a command, despite his expertise in antisubmarine warfare that would no doubt be indispensable in the Battle of the Atlantic. During Walker's time in that role, the Operation Dynamo evacuation took place from Dunkirk, in which the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was evacuated from France. The evacuation was a success, with over 338,000 British and French troops being rescued and brought back to England, or to Brittany. He was Mentioned in Despatches for his work during this operation. Walker was the most successful anti-submarine commander of the Second World War, being credited with 20 U boats destroyed, from various ships. Ref A4 7.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First thus reprint of 1955 issue.

Paperback. Condition: VG-.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. DJ is clipped; 2mm paperloss tail of spine; chipping to top and bottom back cover with one closed tear to bottom. Now in protective plastic overwrap. Neat name to front pastedown. Pages tanned; offset to ends. Retailer's label to rear pastedown. Internally clean and tightly bound. 167 pages with 6 plates and frontispiece all in place. (QW-SY-WaBy).

8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with portrait frontispiece, 36 plates on 24 and endpaper maps, neat signature on half-title; original blue cloth, upper board blocked in in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy. Bright, crisp copy of the first and by far the scarcest of all the contemporary accounts of Walker's exploits (his groups sank 23 U-boats in total). Well illustrated with photographs (some less usual). Wemyss commanded WILD GOOSE; this account forms the basis of his later 'Relentless Pursuit' (1955). SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.384; Law, 0222.