Search Results: Titles starting with K from Mikhail Barkovskiy

Text in Polish. 17x24, Hb, laminated, 138pp. Well illustrated: 9 color plates, 113 b/w photographs. Incl.: foreword; gunboats: historical background; order and construction; purchase; design and equipment; paint scheme; markings; armaments; peace-time service with the Polish navy; operational use in 1939; the enemy; construction of the ship scale model; Polish Navy modern missile boats - short review; afterword

Text in Polish. 23x16, Pb, 96pp, richly illustrated: b/w photographs and line drawings. Book includes reprint of two manuals: Polish manual of 1920 descr. M. 7/12 machine gun & original M. 7 manual

Minibook, Polish text. 14,5x20,5, Pb, laminated, new copy, 32pp. Well illustrated: 19 b/w photographs, 2 line drawings. Descr. German self-propelled siege mortar of WW2.

Out of print. Text in Polish/German/English. 20x29, Hb, laminated, 112pp. Descr. wooden churches in the following communities: Borzytuchom, Jasien, Kolczyglowy, Lubno, Milocice, Mikorowo, Sominy, Trzcinno, Swierzno, Ugoszcz, Waldowo, Borzyszkowy, Brzezno Szlacheckie, Ciechocin, Lesno, Bincze, Brzezie, Cierznie, Czarne, Debnica, Gledowo, Gwiezdzin, Kielpin, Krepsk, Krzemieniewo, Mosiny, Nadziejewo, Olszanowo, Pienieznica, Polnica, Przechlewo, Raciniewo, Sierpowo, Slupia, Starzno, Strzeczona, Uniechow, Pomieczyno, Sianowo, Sierakowice, Bozepole Wielkie, Karsin, Sworne gacie, Kiszewskie Tyłowo, Bukowina, Debki, Mechowo, Charnowo, Ciecholub, Dobieszewo, Objazda, Wytowno, Szczodrowo. Well illustrated

Text in Polish. 12,5x18, Pb, laminated, new copy, 144pp. The complete catalog descr. 256 different 2 zloty coins issued in 1993-2014 (the last and final year of issue), illustrated with b/w photographs showing coins obverse and reverse. Incl.: commemorative 2 zloty coins issued prior to denomination (1993-1994); commemorative coins issued after denomination (1995-2014).

Text in Polish. 12,5x18, Pb, laminated, new copy, 312pp, richly illustrated. Part 1: coins issued in Poland; Part 2: coins associated with Poland: coins issued by German occupation authorities in 1916, coins of the Kingdom of Poland 1917-1918, coins issued by the Free City of Gdansk / Danzig 1920-1939; coins issued by the Ghetto of Lodz 1942-1944; Part 3: official substitute coins issued on the Polish soil (descr. 395 different coins issued by 108 towns and cities).

17x24, Hb, laminated, new copy, 724pp. Richly illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. Incl.: introduction; pre-Romanesque architecture; architecture from 1039 to 1200; late Romanesque architecture and development into Gothic style; catalog of architectural monuments; list of illustrations; bibliography. HEAVY BOOK WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE

Text in Polish. 17,5x25, Pb, laminated, new copy, 232pp. Richly illustrated: more than 280 photographs. Descr. 330 plane accidents in the Polish Air Force in 1961-1970. Interesting reference.

Text in Polish. 17,5x25, Pb, laminated, new copy, 214pp. Richly illustrated: ca 250 photographs. Descr. 550 plane accidents in the Polish Air Force in 1961-1970. Interesting reference.

Text in Polish. 17x24cm, Pb, laminated, new copy, 44pp. Presents mobilization order of battle of all Polish Army cavalry regiments. Incl.: 1-3 Light Horse, 1-27 Lancers, 1-10 Mounted Rifles.

2nd enlarged edition.Polish text, Pb, laminated, new copy, 124pp. Well illustrated color and b/w drawings and photographs throughout). Incl.: the origin of shashkas in the Imperial Russian Army; Red Army regulation shashka sabers in 1917-1927: M1927 Cavalry Officer shashka, M1927 Cavalrymen and NCO shashka, modifications made in 1941-1942, M1891 and M1891/30 bayonets for Mosin-Nagant rifle, shashas equipped with M1891 bayonets for Mosin-Nagant rifle, sword knots, sword belts, edged weapons production in the Zlatoust armory after 1918; Shashka sabers of the Polish Cavalry during WWII and after 1945: creation of the 1st Independent Cavalry Brigade in 1944 - a brief history, the battle of Schoenfeld (March 1, 1945): the last mounted charge in the history of the Polish cavalry, lancers personal weapons and equipment, creation of the 1st Warsaw Cavalry Division; shashka belonging to commanding general of the 1st Warsaw Cavalry Division Ksawery Floryanowicz, other units and detachments of the Polish… Read More

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, summary in German. 21x29,5, Hb, laminated, new copy, 152pp., 200 illustrations. Descr. 785 mm (2 ft 6 29⁄32 in) railways belonging to Giesche Corporation (established in 1907, former German and later Polish corporation after part of Upper Silesia was awarded to Poland in 1922, American-owned "Silesian-American Corporation" after 1926) and its rolling stock (locomotives, freight and passenger cars). Remained partly in operation till 1997

Polish text. Complete set. Vol 1: 17x24, Pb, new copy, 394pp. Incl.: PART I: polish railways in Poland's military preparations in 1935–1939: Polish railways on the eve of WWII; military railway transport planning in the event of war; organization and tasks of railway institutions and state railway network; mobilization and use of railway troops in the event of war; mobilization of state railways in the event of war; railway evacuation plan in the event of war against Germany; Part II: amendments(archive documents). Vol. 2: 17x24, Pb, new copy, 514pp. Contains  analysis and accounts related to Polish railways in the war of 1939. Massive reference.

Polish text. 16x23.5cm, Pb, laminated, new copy, 80pp. Richly illustrated: 102 color and b/w photographs and line drawings. Descr. the KWZT-1 Mamut (mammoth) / KWZT-3 Polish heavy wheeled recovery vehicles built on the chassis of Czech Tatra T815-7 8×8 military truck.

Polish text. 24x33, Hb, Dj, 144pp. Richly illustrated. Horse in Polish painting from the middle ages. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE

Polish text. 22x30.5cm, Hb, laminated, new copy, 356pp. Illustrated with hundreds of line drawings, color and b/w photographs. Incl.: foreword; dagger design; Polish daggers: Navy, Air Force, Armored Troops; daggers hangers; commemorative dagger; M1922 boatswain' dagger; M1924 air force and armored troops officer' & NCO' dagger; M1924 navy officer' and NCO' dagger; M1924/37 air force and armored troops officer' & NCO' dagger; M1924/37 naval aviation officer' & NCO' dagger; postwar era: M1952 navy officer' dagger; M1954 air force dagger. Massive reference. Heavy book, will require extra postage

Text in Polish. 17x24, Hb, laminated, 584pp, b/w illustrations. Incl.: TAILORING THE POLICE CORPS: entering the force, selection, professional, national and religious, territorial background, educational background and further training, strength of the force: State Police, autonomous Silesian Voivodeship Police. MEMBERS OF THE FORCE: appointments; policemen and other employees: police ranks, candidates, officials and lower rank employees; service relationships; esprit de corps. MOTIVATION: disciplinary matters, reassignments, awards. SPECIFICITY OF SERVICE: uniforms; weapons; apoliticallity; uniformed service; traffic police; political police; investigative service; female police; international cooperation; police repressive measures; line of duty deaths; police during the Polish-Bolshevik war; guarding the eastern border; protection of state officials; Bereza Kartuska detention camp 1934-1939. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND LIFE: salaries and insurance, Police Family, police press and media, sport,… Read More

Text in Polish, 21x29, Hb, new copy,120pp, illustrated. History of tram and bus service in Koszalin from 1905 to 2011. Incl.: train and tram system in 1905-1945: "small railway" (steam) Kleinbahngesellschaft Güdenhagen–Groß Möllen GmbH (1905-1913), construction of a city railway (Städtische Strassenbahn Köslin); East Pomerania Exhibition of Agriculture and Industry 1912; Köslin city and beach railway (Die Kösliner Stadt und Strandbahn): construction of beach railway to Uniescie / Nest, 1914-1918: WWI period, 1918-1926: temporary suspension of railway traffic due to economic hardships; 1926-1938: construction of a side line to Rokosowo / Rogzow and railway decommissioning; 1938-1945: sales of rolling stock and WWII period; city transport service in 1945-2011; city and suburban transport tickets: 1893-1945, 1945-2011; bibliography

Text in Polish. 16,5x24, Hb, laminated, new copy, 144pp. Well illustrated. Features historical-ethnographic portraits of 25 mythical beasts: dragons, monstrous snakes and other outlandish creatures once believed to have inhabited the Polish lands. Each chapter contains a description of a mythical beast's looks and qualities, along with its genesis and significance in folk tradition based on literature, folklore and other historical, ethnographic and linguistic sources of reference.