Wing Commander Patrick Gibbs (29 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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.

Condition: Very Good. 1772711806. 3/5/2026 11:56:46 AM.

Condition: Good. DJ will be clean and have at most light wear. Book will have been read but remains in excellent condition. Clean and tight binding. Cover may show slight wear. Contents will be clean and free from markings.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Printed in 1992. Good in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. Lightly used with no markings in text. Slight lean to spine. Binding is lightly cracked but still holding. Otherwise a nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. N/A (illustrator). 1992. Grub Street, London, 1992. Hard Cover. Book Condition : Very Good, Clean text, very minor shelf wear. Price clipped. Bookseller Inventory #003781. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N/A.

New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. 'Torpedo Leader' is the wartime memoir of Wing Commander Patrick Gibbs, DSO, DFC & Bar, recounting his experiences leading RAF Beaufort torpedo bomber operations from Malta in 1942. It is a vivid, first-hand account of anti-shipping strikes against Axis supply lines in the Mediterranean, written with both strategic insight and personal reflection. Aqua cloth boards wrapped in dust jacket. Clean, unmarked and tight pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 206pp. 9.5 x 6.25 inches approx. ".describes firstly the author's frustrations as a Staff Officer in Cairo, then more significantly his triumphs and disasters as a Beaufort Flight Commander on anti-shipping operations from Malta in that crucial summer of 1942." With b&w photographs. Fine/Fine.

Condition: Very Good. Shelf wear to the jacket. Content is in very good, clean condition.

Condition: Used Like New. Light scuffs & scratches to the jacket. Content is like new.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. First Edition. Very slight shelf wear to edge of D/J. The manuscript for Torpedo Leader was written in 1943 when the events and actions it portrays were still fresh in the mind of its author. Intended as a successor to Not Peace But a Sword, it has lain untouched since then. Written during the war without the benefit of hindsight, official documentation or reference work, it is therefore a highly remarkable and valuable account, which is here published in full for the first time with only very minor modifications. A first-hand and very personal story, its lucid, exciting and readable narrative describes firstly the author's frustrations as a Staff Officer in Cairo, then more significaantely his triumohs and disasters as Beaufort Flight Commander on anti-shipping operations from Malta in that crucial summer of `1942. Fighting uphill battles against 'the powers that be', Gibbs remained utterly dedicated to the airborne torpedo as a weapon of war against shipping, and succeeded in changing not only tactical but also strategic policy - very rare indeed for a junior officer. But his book also gives new insight into the often haphazard way war was waged in the Mediterranean, the daily dangers, the ineevitable losses, Gibbs' contribution was immense. As Laddie Lucas has written, 'there were few operational efforts in World War II to compare with it. There is not the least doubt that the success of his strike operation had a material effect upon the fortunes of our 8th Army in the Desert and the outcome of Alamein'. 206 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership inscription. 206pp, photographs. Clean and tight. THE MANUSCRIPT for Torpedo Leader was written in 1943 when the events and actions it portrays were still fresh in the mind of its author. Intended as a successor to Not Peace But a Sword, it has lain untouched since then. Written during the war without the benefit of hindsight, official documentation or reference work, it is therefore a highly remarkable and valuable account, which is here published in full for the first time with only very minor modifications. A first-hand and very personal story, its lucid, exciting and readable narrative describes firstly the author's frustrations as a Staff Officer in Cairo, then more significantly his triumphs and disasters as a Beaufort Flight Commander on anti-shipping operations from Malta in that crucial summer of 1942. Fighting uphill battles against 'the powers that be', Gibbs remained utterly dedicated to the airborne torpedo as a weapon of war against shipping, and succeeded in changing not only tactical but also strategic policy - very rare indeed for a junior officer. But his book also gives new insight into the often haphazard way war was waged in the Mediterranean, the daily dangers, the inevitable losses. Gibbs' contribution was immense. As Laddie Lucas has written, "there were few operational efforts in World War II to compare with it. There is not the least doubt that the success of his strike operation had a material effect upon the fortunes of our 8th Army in the Desert and the outcome of Alamein". Size: 8vo.

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Cloth. Condition: Nr.fine. First Edition. 206pp. Plates. Map Size: 8vo.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Map. Photographs on plates. 206 pages clean and tight. THE MANUSCRIPT for Torpedo Leader was written in 1943 when the events and actions it portrays were still fresh in the mind of its author. Intended as a successor to Not Peace But a Sword, it has lain untouched since then. Written during the war without the benefit of hindsight, official documentation or reference work, it is therefore a highly remarkable and valuable account, which is here published in full for the first time with only very minor modifications. A first-hand and very personal story, its lucid, exciting and readable narrative describes firstly the author's frustrations as a Staff Officer in Cairo, then more significantly his triumphs and disasters as a Beaufort Flight Commander on anti-shipping operations from Malta in that crucial summer of 1942. Fighting uphill battles against 'the powers that be', Gibbs remained utterly dedicated to the airborne torpedo as a weapon of war against shipping, and succeeded in changing not only tactical but also strategic policy - very rare indeed for a junior officer. But his book also gives new insight into the often haphazard way war was waged in the Mediterranean, the daily dangers, the inevitable losses. Gibbs' contribution was immense. As Laddie Lucas has written, "there were few operational efforts in World War II to compare with it. There is not the least doubt that the success of his strike operation had a material effect upon the fortunes of our 8th Army in the Desert and the outcome of Alamein". Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. 158 x 240 x 23mm. A very clean copy with no major signs of wear to book or jacket. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardcover with blue boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 604gms, 206 pages, white endpapers. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout. Boards and dust jacket are in good condition with light shelf wear and scuffing. There is a small tear to the top of the spine of the dust jacket. A newspaper article about the author has been taped to the rear inside board, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.

Vg/Vg (book and dj both no fault) octavo full plastic cover over all. ex libris copy with some stamps etc. lovely clean copy.

Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

1st edition dust jacket Very Good 8vo. 206pp., b/w plates, map, His Triumphs & Disasters as a Beaufort pilot on anti-shipping operations from Malta. Ex-library copy with usual stamps & labels o/w a very good copy.

1st edition dust jacket Very Good octavo 206pp., b/w pls., His Triumphs & Disasters as a Beaufort pilot on anti-shipping operations from Malta.

1st edition dust jacket As New octavo 206pp., b/w pls., His Triumphs & Disasters as a Beaufort pilot on anti-shipping operations from Malta.

1st edition dust jacket Fine octavo 206pp., b/w pls., His Triumphs & Disasters as a Beaufort pilot on anti-shipping operations from Malta.