Search Results: Authors starting with I from Viceroy Books

Aurum Press, 1992. Used book, rubbing wear to jacket, internally fine. 493 pages. The aim of Fred Inglis's dazzling and provocative book is to help us to reappraise the history of the Cold War, and to understand the influence that it has had upon our lives and opinions. Within the brisk narrative history of the years from 1945 to 1990 which forms the backbone of the book are interspersed chapters of 'Biography' and 'Fictions'. The biographies are of figures, not always well-known, who were in one way or another either heroes or victims of the Cold War. The 'Fictions' chapters explore the way in which Cold War themes were reflected in the popular culture of the day - in films, such as The Magnificent Seven and Doctor Strangeglove, and in the novels of writers like Ian Fleming and John le Carre.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United Kingdom: Cassell, 2007. New book, 319 pages. In the summer of 1793 French Royalists surrendered the great naval base at Toulon to the British, intending this to be the springboard for a full scale counter-revolution. A multi-national taskforce led by the British, and including Spanish, Austrian and Italian forces, landed in the city. But the Royalists hopes were dashed: the Revolutionaries reacted with great speed and violence. Instead of striking into France, the Royalists and their foreign allies were besieged in Toulon. Among the Republican forces was a young Artillery officer who soon made a name for himself: Napoleon Bonapart. The stage was set for tragedy.. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Southwater Pub, 2007. New book, 160 pages. A country by country guide to the ships that operate aircraft, illustrated with 400 identification photographs and cutaway diagrams. Includes carriers such as the Invincible class of the United Kingdom, the Japanese Shokaku class, the United States Yorktown class, the Soviet Union Moskva class, the 21st century Charles de Gaulle of France, and over 140 more. Specification boxes provide at a glance information about each aircraft carrier's country of origin , the company that built it, construction and completion dates, displacement, dimensions, types of aircraft carried, armament, power and performance.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Free Press, 1995. New book, some shelf wear to jacket. 163 pages. In this landmark assessment of modern Japan, the author looks back over the 70 years of momentous changes encompassed by Emperor Hirohito's long reign. Exploring those years from the atrocities of the Sino-Japanese war and WW2, to the stunning economic and political transformation in the postware period, Irokawa offers his frank and unpretentious views of the ordinary Japanese and the way in which those changes shaped the emperor system.. Hard Cover. As New/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 1998. New book, some shelf wear to jacket. 559 pages. This book captures the tragedy of the Vietnam War's last days and examines the consequences of the American military and political decisions that had sustained the war effort for a generation, only to lead to the worst foreign policy failure in the nation's history. The author describes his firsthand observations of the collapse of Cambodia and South Vietnam - from the 1973 Paris peace agreement to the American evacuation of Saigon and its aftermath.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 1998. New book, some shelf wear to jacket. 559 pages. This book captures the tragedy of the Vietnam War's last days and examines the consequences of the American military and political decisions that had sustained the war effort for a generation, only to lead to the worst foreign policy failure in the nation's history. The author describes his firsthand observations of the collapse of Cambodia and South Vietnam - from the 1973 Paris peace agreement to the American evacuation of Saigon and its aftermath.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mushroom Model Publications, 2012. New book, 128 pages. Only one enemy aircraft has ever dropped bombs on mainland USA - and that aircraft was a submarine-launched "Glen" floatplane. This book tells the story of the design, development and operational use of the E14Y1 "Glen". Included are details of earlier Japanese submarine-launched aircraft, and of the submarines designed and used as seaplane carriers. Profusely illustrated with photos, plans and colour profiles - plus a description and photos of the only remnants of the E14Y1 still in existence, submerged aboard the hulk of the Akibasan Maru off Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific. . Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Szeremeta, Zygmunt. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.