Search Results: Authors starting with G from Mikhail Barkovskiy

Text in Polish. 17x24cm, Pb, new copy, 342pp, illustrated with color and b/w photographs and drawings. 530pp. Descr. Polish upgrading of the Soviet T-55A MBT, introduced in mid-1980s. Including T-55AD-1M, T-55AD-2M, T-55AMS derivatives. Incl.: preface; T-55AM MBT in the service with the Polish Army; technical data; hull and turret; armament; engine; electric system; communication equipment; special equipment; operational service; SKO-1 "Merida" tank fire control system; camouflage and markings; placing of personal and other equipment; conclusions.

Text in Polish, 21x29, Hb, laminated, new copy, 805pp, illustrations and maps in text. Incl.: foreword; introduction; Part I: armored troops peacetime organization, stationing and training: armored battalions, armored trains battalions; Part II: armored troops wartime organization: tank and armored battalions: 7TP light tanks battalions, R-35 light tanks battalions, armored battalions; Part III: armored troops wartime organization: independent companies, squadrons and armored trains: Renault FT light tanks independent companies; reconnaissance tanks (tankettes) independent companies, Vickers and 7TP light tanks independent companies, ; reconnaissance tanks squadrons, armored trains; Part IV: wartime organization: service support units: armored troops logistic centres, armored troops depots, transport columns, field fueling depots; afterword; list of appendixes; list of tables; list of maps; list of photographs, list of schemes; references; appendixes. HEAVY BOOK, WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE

Text in Polish, summary in German and Czech. 21x29, Hb, laminated, new copy, 176pp, illustrated with 161 color and b/w photographs, drawings, plans and maps (showing rolling stock, railway buildings and infrastructure etc). Descr. one of the local railway lines built in Galicia (when under Austrian rule) before the outbreak of World War I, originally privately-owned railway, nationalized and incorporated into PKP Polish State Railways in 1936 and decommissioned in 2006. A separate chapter is devoted to its rolling stock: locomotives and cars (illustrated with color and b/w photographs and line drawings). Summary in Czech and German.

Trilingual Polish/English/German. 2nd enlarged edition. 17x24, Hb, laminated, new copy, 208pp. Richly illustrated: 510 color photographs and line drawings. Incl.: general characteristics of the wooden dwelling houses in the Bialystok region of Poland; origin and development of ornamentation, production techniques and decorative motifs; decorative details of dwelling houses: gables: gable boarding, wind braces, crossed gable boards, ridge ornaments, gable windows, gable terminations; undereaves stripes; hips; windows: top and bottom window frames, shutters, vestibule windows; doors; porches; metal details; footing beam. Massive reference.

Text in Polish. Reprint of the classical work by Bronislaw Gembarzewski published in 1903. 21x29, Hb, delux binding, 220pp, 8 full page color plates, 75 b/w illustrations in text showing uniforms of the period. Descr. history and uniforms of the Army of the Kingdom of Poland (during the Russia rule). Incl.: historical notes, organization, supreme command and staff, King's Guard, infantry, cavalry, artillery and engineers, military schools, military administration, trains, gendarmerie, veterans and invalids, officers names list 1817-1830. Excellent massive reference. Text in Polish

Text in Polish. Reprint of the classical work by Bronislaw Gembarzewski published in 1905. 21x29, Hb, de-luxe binding, new copy, 415pp, 8 color uniform plates, 54 b/w illustrations (mainly showing uniforms). Descr. history and uniforms of the Army of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw. Incl.: organization and staff, notes on regiments, infantry, cavalry, artillery and engineers, military schools, military administration, trains, recruitment, militia, national guard, gendarmerie, honour guard, veterans, orders. Excellent massive reference. Text in Polish.

Text in Polish. Colored reprint of the classical work first published in 1939. 21x29,5, Hb, new copy, sealed in plastic, 78pp, 60 color plates showing details of dress, arms, helmets, armor, equipment and standards of the famous Polish "winged" cavalry. Written by colonel Bronislaw Gembarzewski, an artist and distinguished expert of Polish military, the first director of the Polish Army Museum in Warsaw.

Polish text. Vol. 142 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: 4 color plates (incl. 1 fold-out) with organization charts, 67 color and b/w illustrations in text (photographs, organization charts etc.). Incl.: brief historical notes: ordnance service as a part of artillery and later separating into dedicated branch; Polish Army early years: as a part of artillery 1918-1926; separation of the service; service development and regulations; growth of military production; branch education and training establishments; field service; deployment in 1939; afterword; gas warfare training facility; the enemy: ordnance service in German and Soviet armies.

24x30, Pb, new copy, 33 color photographs. From the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw. Text in Polish/German

Bilingual Polish/German. 16,5x22,7cm, de-luxe hardcover leather-like binding with gilt lettering, 733pp, richly illustrated with color and b/w plates showing coats of arms. Descr. 341 coats of arms of Gdansk / Danzig patrician families. Published to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the City of Gdansk. HEAVY BOOK, WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE

Polish text. Vol. 99 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: 2 color plates (incl. 1 fold-out), 4 color and 33 b/w photographs and 14 line drawings and plans. Incl.: foreword; searching for a new weapon: tests of Oerlikon, Hotchkiss, Madsen and Hispano-Suiza heavy machine guns in Poland; Polish NKM FK 38 A Heaviest Machine Gun; operation of parts and mechanisms; sighting equipment; manufacture and delivery; ammunition; NKM heavy machine guns mounted on TK and TKS tankettes; NKM as an AA-defence weapon; spares and tool kit; NKM model B, C, D; operational use in 1939; the enemy: German 2 cm Flak 30; restored gun.

Polish text. 18,5x23, Pb, laminated, new copy, 28pp. Well illustrated: 2 color plates (4 profiles) showing camouflage and markings, 38 b/w photographs, 7 1/144 & 1/72 scale planes and profiles in text, 1 35x45cm separate foldout showing 1/144 & 1/72 scale planes. Incl.: PZL.4 three-engine passenger aircraft: development; design; painting. P.Z.L. 27 prototype airliner/mail-plane: development; design; painting. PZL.44 Wicher 14-seat, twin-engine prototype airliner: development; design, painting.

Polish text. 18,5x23, Pb, laminated, new copy, 48pp. Well illustrated: 3 color plates (9 profiles) showing color schemes and markings, 78 b/w photographs, 8 1/72 scale planes and profiles. Incl.: RWD-6 sports aircraft: development; design; painting; RWD-9 sports aircraft: development; design, painting; PZL P.8 fighter aircraft: development; design, painting; Franciszek Zwirko; Stanislaw Wigura; Jerzy Bajan; Gustaw Pokrzywka.

Large size 21,5x30,5, Hb, laminated, new copy, 264pp, ca 550 b/w photographs, several plans of captured Polish airfields. Captured Polish aircraft in German photographs of 1939. Many rare and unique pictures. Text in Polish. Heavy book, will require extra postage. PARTS 2 & 3 ALSO AVAILABLE

Text in Polish/English. large size 24x32, new copy, Hb, laminated, 112pp. Richly illustrated: photographs, line drawing and color profiles in text. Descr. all aircraft (military, training, agricultural and passenger) built between 1938 and 2013. From PZL.37 B Los to PZL Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk. Massive reference.

Text in Polish. 21x29cm, Pb, laminated, new copy, 192pp, richly illustrated, incl. 1:72 scale plans and full color profiles showing various paint schemes and markings. Descr. the creation & development of the PZL-104 Wilga short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) civil aviation plane. Incl. the descriptions and technical data for all versions of the PZL-104 Wilga as well as a complete list of all manufactured aircraft.

Large size 21,5x30,5, Hb, laminated, new copy, 248pp. Well illustrated: 14 line drawings, 373 b/w photographs, 71pp of scale plans in 1/72, 1/100 and 1/144 scale. Volume 2 in the series devoted to Polish aircraft and gliders designs prior to 1939. Incl.: PART I: development of aircraft industry and aviation technology: technical development of the Polish aircraft in 1930-1939; engines development and production; Polish Skoda factory; Panstwowe Zaklady Lotnicze (State Aircraft Works) � Engine Works no. 1; Panstwowe Zaklady Lotnicze (State Aircraft Works) � Engine Works no. 2; Panstwowe Zaklady Inzynierii (State Engineering Works) ; Avia; aircraft engines built one at a time (1930-1939); Balloons and Parachute Works; auxiliary production facilities; scientific institutions: Institute of Aviation Engineering Research; Technical Institute of Aviation; Technical Institute of Gliding and Motor-Gliding; Institute of Aerodynamics; Lvov Polytechnic Laboratory of Aerodynamics; Polish aircraft industry in… Read More

OUT OF PRINT. Polish text. 18x23, Pb, laminated, new copy, 56pp, richly illustrated: 3 full page color plates showing camouflage and markings (3 profiles per plate), 1 fold-out showing PZL-104 Wilga-35A plans in 1:72 scale, 3pp of profiles in 1:72 scale, 98 color and b/w photographs (including numerous walk-arounds and close-ups). Incl.: PZL-104 Wilga 1; PZL-104 Wilga 2; PZL-104 Wilga C Gelatik (2C, 3C) & Wilga 32 Gelatik A; PZL-104 Wilga 3; PZL-104 Wilga 4 & Wilga Twin; PZL-104 Wilga 40 & Wilga 43; PZL-104 Wilga 35; PZL-104 Wilga 80; unrealized variants; Wilga 2000; aircraft design; technical specifications; color scheme

Polish text. Large size 21,5x30,5, Hb, laminated, new copy, 264, richly illustrated: ca 600 b/w photographs showing Polish Air Force equpment during the war of 1939.  Massive reference. HEAVY BOOK, WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE

Polish text. Large size 21,5x30,5, Hb, laminated, new copy, 390pp, richly illustrated: b/w photographs and scale drawings. Incl.: Part 1: Polish contribution to the development of aviation technology in 1939-1990; Part 2: Aviation industry in Poland under Nazi occupation 1939-1945; Part 3: Polish aircraft industry in 1945-1954; Part 4: Airplanes and helicopters in 1945-1954 (incl. LWD Szpak, Zak, Junak, Zuch, Zuraw, Kania, BZ-1, Li-2, CSS-13, Lim-1 i Lim-2, Piper L-4 etc.); Part 5: Gliders 1945-1954. Massive reference. HEAVY BOOK, WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE