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U-48. The Most Successful U-Boat of the Second World War. [First English Edition]. FINE COPY IN...

U-48. The Most Successful U-Boat of the Second World War. [First English Edition]. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

by KUROWSKI Franz

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Frontline, [Barnsley],, [2012]. 8vo., First Edition thus, with 30 plates on 16; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first comprehensive account of 'Vaddi' Schultze and U-48; by August 1941 she had sunk no fewer than 56 merchant vessels and one corvette. Both U-boat and commander survived the war: U-48 was scrapped in 1945; Schultze died in 1987 at the age of 78. First published in Germany in 2007.
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U-Boat 977. Preface by Admiral of the Fleet The Earl of Cork and Orrery. Foreword by Nicholas...

U-Boat 977. Preface by Admiral of the Fleet The Earl of Cork and Orrery. Foreword by Nicholas Monsarrat. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

by SCHAEFFER Heinz

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Kimber,, [1952]. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 8 plates, front endpaper plan and rear endpaper map; pale blue cloth, gilt back, backstrip sunned at extreme head and tail else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chipped (not affecting lettering) at head and tail. With personal bookplate on front free endpaper verso. Vividly written first-hand account by the captain who took his boat to Argentina after the Surrender and created the world-wide rumour that he had carried Hitler with him. THE FIRST EDITION IS NOW SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.430; Law, 1728.
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U-Boat Aces and their Fates.  NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

U-Boat Aces and their Fates. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

by JONES Geoffrey

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William Kimber,, [1988]. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and charts in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Not recorded by Enser.
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U-Boat Hunters. Cornwall's Air War 1916-19 NEAR FINE COPY

U-Boat Hunters. Cornwall's Air War 1916-19 NEAR FINE COPY

by LONDON Peter

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Dyllansow Truran, [Truro],, [1999]. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. SCARCE.
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U-Boat Intelligence 1914-1918. [First US Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

U-Boat Intelligence 1914-1918. [First US Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

by GRANT Robert M.

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Archon, [Hamden CT],, [1969]. 8vo., First Edition thus; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published simultaneously with the UK edition.
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U-Boat Operations of the Second World War. [Second Edition. Complete set]. NEAR FINE SET IN...

U-Boat Operations of the Second World War. [Second Edition. Complete set]. NEAR FINE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS

by WYNN Kenneth

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Caxton Editions,, [2003]. 2 vols., sm. folio, Second Edition, with full-page maps in the text; original laminated pictorial boards, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The set comprises Vol. I: Career Histories U1-U510; Vol. II: Career Histories U511-UIT25. First published in 1997. A standard reference, with striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork (repeated on boards) by Claus Bergen. Already uncommon in anything like this condition.
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U-Boat Stories. Narratives of German U-Boat Sailors. Edited by Karl Neureuther and Claus Bergen. Translated by Eric Sutton. [With plates after Drawings by Claus Bergen.] GREAT WAR NAVAL CLASSIC IN FULL MOROCCO

by NEUREUTHER Karl

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Constable,, 1931. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 7 coloured plates and 34 monochrome illustrations in the text; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Collects twenty-five eye-witness narratives; a classic of submarine warfare in the Great War. VERY SCARCE. Enser, p.353.
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U-Boat Stories. Narratives of German U-Boat Sailors. Edited by Karl Neureuther and Claus Bergen. Translated by Eric Sutton. [First English Edition.] FIRST ENGLISH EDITION IN FULL MOROCCO

by NEUREUTHER Karl

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Constable,, 1931. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece, 7 coloured plates and 34 monochrome illustrations in the text; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Collects twenty-five eye-witness narratives; a classic of submarine warfare in the Great War. VERY SCARCE. Enser, p.353.
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U-Boat Tankers 1941-45. Submarine Suppliers to Atlantic Wolf Packs. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED...

U-Boat Tankers 1941-45. Submarine Suppliers to Atlantic Wolf Packs. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

by WHITE John F.

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Airlife, [Shrewsbury],, [1998]. 8vo., First Edition, with plates, illustrations and maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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U-Boat: The Secret Menace.

U-Boat: The Secret Menace.

by MASON David

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Ballantine,, [1977]. Sm. 8vo., Sixth Impression, with numerous photographs (many full-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, clean copy. Basic but well-illustrated account. Law 1721
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The U-Boat. The Evolution and Technical History of German Submarines.. Translated [from the...

The U-Boat. The Evolution and Technical History of German Submarines.. Translated [from the German] by Harold Erenberg. [First English Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

by ROSSLER Eberhard

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Arms and Armour Press,, [1981]. 4to., First Edition thus, with very numerous illustrations, diagrams and charts in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. This monumental study, first published by Lehmanns of Munich in 1975, remains the standard reference. The first English edition is considerably revised and expanded. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
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U-Boat War. Translated by Gudie Lawaetz. With an Essay by Michael Salewski. [First English...

U-Boat War. Translated by Gudie Lawaetz. With an Essay by Michael Salewski. [First English Edition.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

by BUCHHEIM Lothar-Gunther

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Collins,, 1978. Roy. 4to., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, very numerous illustrations (a number double-page) in the text and pictorial endpapers; black boards, black cloth back lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Evocative and moving summary by the author of 'Das Boot'. Very well illustrated by over 200 striking photographs from the author's private collection, many of which emphasise the human aspects of undersea war.
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The U-Boat War in the Atlantic 1939-1945. Facsimile Edition with Introduction by Lt. Cdr. A.J....

The U-Boat War in the Atlantic 1939-1945. Facsimile Edition with Introduction by Lt. Cdr. A.J. Withers. [Second Impression.] NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

by HESSLER, [Gunter

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HMSO for MOD (Navy),, [1992]. 3 vols. in 1, sm. folio, Second Impression thus, with full-page coloured map and other maps in the text; black cloth [together with] separate card folder containing 5 very large folding maps and diagrams, both volumes housed in publisher's pictorial board slip-case, a near fine copy. Much-needed facsimile of a classified document providing a cogent analysis of the U-boat offensive in the Atlantic during WWII. It was written by Hessler (son-in-law to Donitz and wartime commander of U.107) who was given free access to the war diaries and primary sources of the German navy. A standard reference, first published in 1989.
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U-Boats Offshore. When Hitler struck America. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

U-Boats Offshore. When Hitler struck America. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

by HOYT Edwin P.

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Stein & Day, New York NY,, [1978]. 8vo., First Edition, with plates, red boards, upper board lettered in gilt, black cloth back lettered in gilt, uncut, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Covers the period January-July 1942 and the autumn of 1943 when U-boats prowled freely off the American coast [Operation DRUMBEAT]. 'Shows the American High Command at its worst' (Law). Enser, p.220; Law 0236.
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U-Boats in Action 1939-1945.  BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

U-Boats in Action 1939-1945. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

by HERZOG Bodo

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Podzun, [Dorheim],, [1970]. 4to., First Edition, text and captions in German and English, with numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in white, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped duswrapper. Possibly the most comprehensive published photographic record of the U-boat arm. Many of the excellent photographs and not easily available elsewhere. Poor English translation. Law 1717.
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U-Boats under the Swastika. An Introduction to German Submarines 1935-1945. [Second US Edition]....

U-Boats under the Swastika. An Introduction to German Submarines 1935-1945. [Second US Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

by SHOWELL Jak P. Mallmann

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Arco, New York NY,, [1977]. 8vo., Second Edition thus, with illustrated title-spread and numerous photographs in the text, small contemporary signature on front free endpaper; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Excellent and particularly well-illustrated account of the history, structure and equipment of the U-boat arm. Enser, p.220; Law 1729 (both recording the first edition).
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U-Boats under the Swastika. An Introduction to German Submarines 1935-1945. NEAR FINE COPY IN...

U-Boats under the Swastika. An Introduction to German Submarines 1935-1945. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

by SHOWELL Jak P. Mallmann

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Ian Allan, [Shepperton],, [1973]. 8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread and numerous photographs in the text; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Excellent and particularly well-illustrated account of the history, structure and equipment of the U-boat arm. Enser, p.220; Law 1729
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The US Air Force. A Pictorial History in Art. . BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

The US Air Force. A Pictorial History in Art. . BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

by HAGGERTY James J.

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Funk & Wagnalls, New York NY,, 1944. Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured illustrations throughout and pictorial endpapers, small neat signature on front free endpaper; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy. The dustwrapper has been carefully mounted on front and rear endpapers.
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US Air Force Colours 1942-1945. [European and Mediterranean Theatres of War.] Illustrated by Don...

US Air Force Colours 1942-1945. [European and Mediterranean Theatres of War.] Illustrated by Don Greer. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

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Arms & Armour,, [1980]. Folio, First Edition, with numerous coloured illustrations and monochrome photographs throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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US Air Force Colours 1926-1942. Illustrated by Don Greer and Rob Stern. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN...

US Air Force Colours 1926-1942. Illustrated by Don Greer and Rob Stern. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

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Arms & Armour,, [1979]. Folio, First Edition, with numerous coloured illustrations and monochrome photographs throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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