Published by Pen & Sword Military Classics, U.S.A., 2004
ISBN 10: 1844152227 ISBN 13: 9781844152223
Seller: Antiquarius Booksellers, Falkland, BC, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: As New. First Trade Paperback Edition. First published in 1994. 'The author attempts a reassessment of the momentous Battle of the Bulge, 1944. How the facts differ from the accepted version'. 256 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. A bright, fresh, unmarked copy, 'as new'. Gift Quality. Weight, 315g. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.
Published by â Pen and Sword Military, 2017
ISBN 10: 1473867053 ISBN 13: 9781473867055
Seller: The Anthropologists Closet, Des Moines, IA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. New softcover in printed wraps. 8vo. (â 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. Includes b&w photos throughout the text and an index. 184 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. This is a compelling book for lovers of sea and air stories from the Great War era. In the thirteen stories told by the participants, many of whom were decorated for bravery, they describe their experiences of events: stories of luck, tenacity, courage, extreme danger, excitement and bravery. Also included are photographs to help set the scene for the vignettes and details of the authors' lives where possible. Seven stories detail the war at sea, while the other six reflect the war in the air from a civilian and combatant point of view. The exciting thing about the stories, apart from their freshness, is that they have remained unpublished for nearly eighty years and they are written by participants who describe exactly what they experienced and felt. Mrs Peel describes what an air raid was like from a civilian's point of view, and pilots describe both the humdrumness of some of their work and how it could suddenly change in to a fight for their life, in which luck often played a part in their survival. At sea, the authors describe the struggle to overcome the U-boat menace using Q ships and reveal the boredom, suspense and danger involved in laying a trap. The Battle of Jutland is described from an officer's active view of events, and the sinking of the Audacious is described by someone who was aboard and sworn to silence about the events. There is also the exciting story of the chase and fight between the Carmania and the Cap Trafalgar.