Guide Far Eastern Navies by Blechman Barry Robert Berman (12 results)

1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Light foxing. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; xiv, 586 p. : ill. ; 16 x 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Navies East Asia. Eastern Navies. Essays on contemporary Asia. Naval officers, Asia. China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, North Korea and Philippines. 1 Kg. …

1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Light foxing. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; xiv, 586 p. : ill. ; 16 x 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Navies East Asia. Eastern Navies. Essays on contemporary Asia. Naval officers, Asia. China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, North Korea and Philippines. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Firmly bound, mostly clean inside with some dusting to closed page edges. Boards have some minor handling wear and marks, mostly foxing to the edges and faded and bumped corners. Landscape measurement (just over nine inches wide). Illustrated throughout with numerous black and whte photographs (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition, hardback, landscape 8vo, 586pp, numerous illustrations, edges slightly browned, contents clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Good dustwrapper; wrapper edges rubbed, slightly frayed at base of spine ISBN: 0904609200. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. cloth hard cover.Oblong quarto.Illustrated and plates.583 pages.very good ocpy.small chipps in corners, a good DUST JACKET.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. DJ has edge wear, scratches, minor creases, rubbed corners/spine. Boards have edge wear, rubbed corners/spine. No writing. Very good. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING assumed of this hardcover book. Beautiful blue cloth boards with silver foil lettering on spine and cover. Boards are rigid and warp-free. Merest, almost unnoticeable sunning at edges. Spine is flat and square. Corners are crisp. No previous owner marks (no names, no underlining, no bookplates, etc). No remainder marks. Pages are clean, crisp and bright. Pictorial DUST JACKET complete, NOT clipped. Average heavily used and handled dust jacket; includes minor tears, some chipping, creasing and a full tear on rear of dust jacket that has been previously mended with tape. All components are present. It did its job in protecting the book, because there is a huge difference in condition between this jacket and the book! Jacket be protected with an archival cover. Photos coming! In the meantime, contact us now to request pictures of the ACTUAL book you will receive. All of our books are in-stock and ready to be shipped immediately. Guide to Far Eastern Navies: China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, edited by Barry M. Blechman and Robert P. Berman and published by the Naval Institute Press in 1978, is a comprehensive 586-page reference work analyzing the maritime forces, strategies, and political-military contexts of six East Asian territories during the late Cold War. Core Focus and Breakdown China: Examines the historical trajectory and operational scope of Chinese naval power from the 19th century through the 1970s.Japan: Analyzes the Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), detailing its high technical proficiency alongside domestic political limits. Korea (North & South): Explores the volatile naval balance and competitive postures on the Korean Peninsula. Philippines: Outlines a smaller maritime force heavily dependent on United States-supplied combatants and amphibious craft. Taiwan: Reviews an aging yet meticulously maintained fleet adapting to shifting geopolitical realities and alternative foreign arms suppliers. Key Themes Cold War Dynamics: Evaluates how regional fleets fit into broader superpower competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Force Structure: Details ship classes, operational readiness, organization, and regional strategic objectives for each nation. .…

Cloth. Condition: Vg. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First UK Edn. 586pp. Plates. Size: Landscape.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good_. No Jacket. First UK Edition. 586pp. 9x6.4inches landscape format. No dw. Blue cloth, silver titles on front and spine. Rubbed at spine, halfinch fray at top back fold. Internally, ex-university lib label etc, slight scarring to pastedown, else contents about as new. Map epp. Illustrated with diagrams and b/w photographs. Heavy book, weight 1.1kg before packaging. (China, Japan, Korea, Politics, Military, Navy, Nautical, War).…

Condition: Good. 8vo. 419 pp. Oblong. Very Good. Hard Cover. Blue cloth covered boards. Dust Jacket Good. Some shelf wear and wrinkling. Half inch tear and creasing near head of spine. Pages fine. B&W plates, graphs, charts, tables, maps, throughout.ISBN: 674950755.

Annapolis, 1978. 586 pp, b./w. ills. Hardcover, oblong.Information on the navies of China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Philippines & Taiwan.

Condition: Good. London, Brassey?s Publishers, 1978. Oblong 8vo. XIV,+ 586 p. Publ. linen with dustwrapper. Hardcover / Hardback.