Search Results: Authors starting with D from Mikhail Barkovskiy

Bilingual Polish/English. 20,5x27,5, Hb, laminated, new copy, 128pp, 121 illustrations. Presents the most beautiful icons in Polish collections. Masterpieces of Eastern Church art dating from the 15th to 18th centuries, unique depictions of Christ Pantocrator, Mother of God, representations of saints.

Polish text. Vol. 112 in the series of books devoted to Polish Army weapons and equipment of the Polish-German war 1939. Pb, laminated, new copy, 64pp. Well illustrated: 33 color (including 1 fold-out) and 26 b/w illustrations (photographs and drawings). Incl.: foreword; ammunition manufacture in 1919-1939; Poland's war preparations; Polish army ordnance service; firearms ammunition supply: infantry, armored troops, air force, navy; types of ammunition: pistol ammunition; rifle ammunition: standard Mauser 7.9 mm ammunition: S cartridge, Polish special Mauser 7.9 mm ammunition: SC cartridge, P cartridge, PS cartridge, Z cartridge, Polish Mauser 7.9 mm cartridges with steel shells, Polish prototype Mauser 7.9 mm cartridges: D cartridge, W cartridge; 13.2 mm ammunition for heavy machine guns; 20 mm ammunition for heavy machine guns; Polish army ordnance warehouses and services during the German invasion of Poland, 1939; the enemy: ammunition of German, Soviet and Slovak armies in 1939.

21,5x30, Hb, laminated, new copy, 150pp, 196 color and b/w photographs showing city buses and trolleybuses. Incl.: 1920: the beginnings; interwar period; under the German occupation; first postwar years; "Chausson" era; "Jelcz" era; "Berliet" era; "Ikarus" era; 1990s: hard years; low-floor era; private lines; painting and markings; test-purpose buses; city depots; Warsaw trolleybuses in 1946-1973 and 1983-1995. Text in Polish, summary in English, French and German. Massive reference.

Text in Polish. 2nd corrected and enlarged edition. Hb, new copy, 16x24, 688pp, including 576pp of text and 112pp of b/w photographs (more than 300) and maps. 2nd edition additionally includes operations against Soviet invading forces and Slovak army. HEAVY BOOK, WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE

Text in English. 17x24, Pb, laminated, new copy, 163pp + 30 pages in color. Well illustrated: color photographs and drawings of 304 coins (showing both obverse and reverse), 6 b/w photographs in text, several charts and diagrams. Incl.: preface; literature; references; archival materials; abbreviations; catalog: I. Wars of Succession (A.D. 193-197); II. the reign of Septimus Severus and his sons, Caracalla and Geta (A.D. 198-217). III. the reign of Macrinus and the restoration of the Severan dynasty (A.D. 217-235); unofficial and imitative coins; V. modern coins in the Severan type and doubtful coins; indices and concordances: index of emperors and their relatives, index of reverse types, index of legends, general index; appendices: the report relating to a contract to study the elemental composition of coins (Severan); report from the examination of the elemental composition of gold coins; color plates

Polish text. 16.5x23.5cm, Pb, laminated, as new copy, 412pp, illustrated with plans, maps and charts. Foreword; Russian operational art from the beginning of the 18th c. to the end of the 19th c.; Russian operational art at the beginning of the 20th c.; Russian operational art in the mid 20th c.; Soviet operational art in the second half of the 20th c.; Russian operational art at the end of the 20th c.; Russian operational art at the dawn of the 21st c.

17x24, Hb, almost mint in good Dj (light wear and damage), b/w photographs, organization tables and maps. 370pp. Massive reference. Text in Polish.

18x24,5, Hb, cloth, 339pp. Good copy (some age wear to cover, text clean and tight). Reprint of famous work by Jan Dlugosz published in 1448, showing and describing 56 banners of the Teutonic Order, captured by Polish and Lithuanian armies during the wars against the Order in 1410-1431 (incl. Battle of Grunwald / First Battle of Tannenberg). 56 full page color plates. Text and illustrations descr. in Polish/Latin. Excellent reference

Text in Polish. 17x24, Pb, laminated, new copy, 256pp. Well illustrated: 166 b/w photographs and drawings. Incl.: introduction; projects of rebuilding of the city center; plan of rebuilding of the Schlossplatz; the Olympic stadium in Breslau; Neue Regierung building; modernization of court building; development of the Exhibition Grounds; Staatenhalle; NSV-Gauhaus; Neue Arbeitsamt; garrison hospital; Wenzel-Hancke-Krankenhaus; anti-aircraft shelters and bunkers; anti-aircraft artillery barracks; former Flughafen Klein-Gandau; residential buildings and houses; school buildings and orphan's homes; new side wing of the Schlesische Funkstunde AG; new portico of the Hotel Monopol; Thingstatte; Ehrenmai; HJ -Heime Jugendherberge; churches, inductrial facilities; highways and accompanying facilities; architecture, style and policy; bibliography; index of names; topographic index; catalog of the main objects. Massive reference.

booklet # 41 in Polish Ministry of Defence Publishing House "Types of Weapons and Armament" series, VG, 16x23,5, 16pp, 5 color plates showing camouflage and markings, 25 color and b/w photographs and line drawings in text. Incl. history, design, use (incl. Polish Air Force), camouflage and markings. Text in Polish. Rare.

Polish text. 17x24, Hb, laminated, new copy, 132pp. History of "Weistritztalbahn" (Bystrzyca Valley Railroad) built in 1902-1904, running along the Bystrzyca river (Weistritz / Schweidnitzer Weistritz), connecting  Swidnica (Schweidnitz) and Jedlina Zdroj (Bad Charlottenbrunn). Incl.: introduction; bridge building in 19th and the beginning of the 20th c.; initial stage of railroad in Schweidnitz; Breslau-Koberwitz-Schweidnitz railroad: Breslau-Ströbel line, Ströbel-Schweidnitz line; Bystrzyca Valley Railroad / Weistritztalbahn Schweidnitz-Bad Charlottenbrunn; Hausdorf-Wüstewaltersdorf railroad; Bystrzyca Valley Railroad technical data and architecture: geographical location, railway route, infrastructure, railway stations; afterword; bibliography. Interesting reference.

Polish text. 21x30, Hb, laminated, new copy, 136pp, well illustrated (200+ illustrations). History of Walbrzych-Klodzko (Waldenburg-Glatz) railway built in 1880 as a part of Silesian Mountain Railway. Incl.: historical and economic conditioning of railway construction; the Silesian Mountain Railway / Schlesische Gebirgsbahn: plans and preparations, decision to extend the Silesian Mountain Railway 1874; construction of the railway in 1874-1880; technical data: railway route, bridges, tunnels, culverts, drainage systems; infrastructure; railways stations; sidings; Waldenburg-Glatz railroad in 1880-1914: passenger transport in 1880-1914, construction and traffic accidents in 1876-1914; modernization and reconstruction in 1906-1913; infrastructure of double-track line; Waldenburg-Glatz railroad in 1914-1945; railway junctions; Walbrzych-Klodzko railway under Polish PKP administration in 1945–2005; modernization and use after 2009. Interesting reference

Text in Polish. 21x29, Hb, laminated, new copy, 226pp. Well illustrated. Descr. history of the Silesian Mountain Railway, architecture and interiors of its stations buildings and railway infrastructure. HEAVY BOOK, WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE

Polish text. 16x23,5cm Pb, laminated, new copy, 32pp. Well illustrated: 5 full page color plates (including 1 fold-out) showing vehicles profiles, 98 color and b/w photographs, 20 line drawings. Including: foreword; Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant; production of trucks 1943-1950s; Light off-road utility vehicles production since 1950s; UAZ-based vehicles; batch production; UAZ-3151 vehicle (1985): engine, clutch, gearbox, distribution gearbox, driven shafts, rear axle, front axle, front suspension, rear suspension, wheels and tires, steering, main brake system, secondary brake system, electric system, frame, body, dimensions and specification; UAZ-3741 vehicle (1985) and variants: van, ambulance, minibus, truck, dimensions and specifications.

Polish text. 16x23,5, Pb, laminated, new copy, 44pp. Well illustrated: 3 full page color plates (including 1 fold-out) showing vehicles color schemes, 1 b/w plate showing development of Star trucks family, 97 color and b/w photographs, several color and b/w line drawings in text. Incl.: Star 20 (1947); SG-10 half-track (1949), Star 44 prototype (1953); Star 66 (1958); Star 660 prototype (1962); Star 660M1 (1965-68), Star 660M2 (1968-84); Star 660M3 (M1/M2 upgrading, 2000); Star 266 (1973-2000); Star 266 technical description: engine, gearbox, transfer box, drive shaft, driving axles, front suspension, rear suspension, wheels and tires, steering system, brake system, air brake system, hoist, electric equipment, frame, truck cabin, cargo body, dimensions, performance, weight; production development and variants 1976-1999; Star-MAN 1999-2007: Star 944 & 1466; end of production; Star vehicles military and civilian use 1948-2007; afterword.

Polish text. 15x21, Hb, 240pp, 36 b/w photographs. With the emphasis on the controversies around Polish parachute brigade performance in operation Market Garden. Incl.: controversies and doubts; the idea of Polish parachute unit; the Supreme Commander reserve; plans of combat use in occupied Poland; first days of the Battle of Arnhem; the last to leave the battlefield; 90% success; back to British islands; occupation duties in Germany; gen. Browning private war against gen. Sosabowski.

Text in Polish. 32x23, Hb, laminated, new copy, 160pp. A pictorial history the Polish ocean liner (sister ship to M.S. Batory liner) illustrated with 286 b/w photographs (showing ship in ports, interiors, public events, short wartime service etc.) 7 line drawings (showing decks arrangement) and 39 color illustrations (old posters, underwater footage showing sunken remains of ORP Pilsudski). Incl.: the birth of the idea; ship construction; sea trials; ship' design and decks arrangement; the bridge and propulsion compartment; ship' interiors; recreation decks and terraces; restaurants; sports and entertainment facilities; de-luxe cabins; 3rd class cabins; first arrival to Gdynia in September 1935; regular service on the transatlantic route between Gdynia and New York; cruises to the Caribbean; the ship' crew; famous passengers; Danish crew; medical service; cargo and post carriage; conversion into a troop transport ship in November 1939; loss of the ship on 26 November 1939.

2nd edition. Text in Polish. 32x23, Hb, laminated, new copy, 256pp. A pictorial history of the famous Polish ocean liner illustrated with 724 b/w photographs (showing ship in ports, interiors, public events, wartime service etc.). Incl.: foreword; 1934-39: the birth of the legend: construction and service on the Gdynia-New York run; wartime period: service as troop transport and a hospital ship with the Allied Navy 1939-1946; postwar civilian service 1947-1951: North America run; 1951-1957: tropic service, runs to India and Pakistan; 1957-1969: back to the North Atlantic route; 1969-1971: final service as a floating hotel.

Text in Polish. 32x23, Hb, laminated, new copy, 280pp. A pictural history of the famous Polish ocean liner illustrated with 724 b/w photographs (showing ship in ports, interiors, public events etc.). Incl.: foreword; purchase of ex-Dutch SS Maasdam in 1968; refitment in 1969 and 1970; passenger infrastructure; command bridge and communication equipment; kitchen; machine room; service in 1969-1988 on North America and South America runs; famous passengers; the crew; cultural events; flag-down ceremony; ship scraping.

Bilingual Polish/English, 2nd edition. 24,5x30,5, Hb, laminated, new copy, 200pp. A pictorial history of Polish sailing training ships richly illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Incl.: STS Lwow (1869-1938, ex-Chinsura, ex-Lucco, ex-Nest, in Polish service from 1920); SV Dar Pomorza (1909-1982, ex-Prinzess Eitel Friedrich, in Polish service from 1929); STS Dar Mlodziezy (1981). Each ship's description includes general plan (line drawing), service history and a photographic section.