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First Edition. octavo, blue paper boards in dust jacket. (xvi), 224pp. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Illustrated with photographs and maps. The daring story of the first carrier strike against an enemy fleet, and how 42 men flying ancient biplanes dealt the Italian battlefleet a mortal blow. This attack forced the Italian fleet to move to Naples and thereafter it became much less of a threat. Very fine copy. octavo, blue paper boards in dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 18325
Bibliographic Details
Title: Swordfish. The Story of the Taranto Raid
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
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