Three Before Breakfast by Coles Alan (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. pp: 192. 'A true and dramatic account of how a German U-boat sank three British cruisers in one desperate hour.' A dramatic and well researched account of a British naval disaster. In the early part of the First World War, (September, 1914) a German U-boat attacked and sank three British cruisers in The North Sea. This is the story of that event and of the consequences. A near fine copy that lacks the dust jacket. Not Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Near fine but for owner's name stamp in front and rear and some underlining in the text. A fine dust jacket.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 192 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes index. Bibliography: pages 185-186. Contents; The submarine -- The cadets -- The sisters -- The declaration -- The orders -- The livebait -- The desertion -- The mission -- The Aboukir -- The Hogue -- The Cressy -- The sea -- The fishermen -- The flotilla -- The counting -- The controversy -- The inquiry -- The Hawke -- The findings -- The directive -- The rewards -- The myths. Subjects; Aboukir (Cruiser). Cressy (Ship). Hogue (Ship). Aboukir (Ship). World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations, German. World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations Submarine. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 192 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes index. Bibliography: pages 185-186. Contents; The submarine -- The cadets -- The sisters -- The declaration -- The orders -- The livebait -- The desertion -- The mission -- The Aboukir -- The Hogue -- The Cressy -- The sea -- The fishermen -- The flotilla -- The counting -- The controversy -- The inquiry -- The Hawke -- The findings -- The directive -- The rewards -- The myths. Subjects; Aboukir (Cruiser). Cressy (Ship). Hogue (Ship). Aboukir (Ship). World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations, German. World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations Submarine. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Printing. A true and dramatic account of how a German U-Boat sank three British cruisers in one desperate hour. A Fine copy in Fine dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A true and dramatic story of how a German U-boat sank three British cruisers in one desperate hour. Illustrated with b/w photographs. 181 pp. plus: Acknowledgements, Bibliography, Index. Book has as-new gilt text on spine. Tail of spine is lightly rubbed, ow book is as new. Unclipped (£6.95 in UK only) DJ has light shelf wear. Bookseller's Inventory # 154487.…