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Allied Coastal Forces of World War II. Volume I. Fairmile Designs and US Submarine Chasers
by Lambert, John and al Ross
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
(London, 2002): Conway Maritime Press. First Edition. Quarto. 2nd printing. 256pp., illustrated with photographic images and drawings of plans. The Fairmile boats with which this book is largely concerned-the A and B Cass MLs, the C Class MGBs and the D Class MTBs and MGBs formed a considerable part of the Coastal Forces organisations, and served in all theatres of the war. This book, giving details of all the boats and their armaments, also explains the organizations of their production, and sets out their service and achievements. Bound in blue cloth, spine lettering gilt, small bump to upper edge of front board, near fine in near fine pictorial dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021309
- Title
- Allied Coastal Forces of World War II. Volume I. Fairmile Designs and US Submarine Chasers
- Author
- Lambert, John and al Ross
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Conway Maritime Press
- Place of Publication
- (London, 2002)
- Keywords
- Coastal Forces Ship Plans Photographs
- Bookseller catalogs
- World War II; Military History;
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Gilt
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- Quarto
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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