Search Results: Authors starting with R from Mikhail Barkovskiy

Polish text. 21x29, Hb, new copy, 236pp, well illustrated. Descr. steam, accumulator, diesel and electrically propelled railroad cars used by the Polish State Railways in 1919-1939. Incl. both Polish cars (manufactured by Cegielski works, Lilpop, Rau & Loewenstein works, Warsaw Steam Locomotives works, First Steam Locomotives works, Railroad Cars works, Zieleniewski-Fitzner & Gamper works etc) and foreign vehicles. Incl.: foreword; vehicles of Russian, German and Austrian origin in reborn Poland; first purchases; tests of foreign vehicles; diesel railroad cars of Polish manufacture; Czechoslovak diesel railroad car of the Polish State Railways; electrically propelled vehicles of Warsaw rail transport junction; war-time use; technical specifications. Interesting reference.

Polish text. 21x29, Hb, new copy, 344pp. Descr. diesel and electrically propelled railroad cars used by the Polish State Railways in 1991-2013. Incl. both Polish cars and foreign vehicles. Incl.: foreword; Polish State Railways railbuses, end of 20th - beginning of 21st c.; testing new European vehicles in Poland; modern diesel propelled cars of Polish manufacture; electrically propelled railroad cars in Poland at the beginning of 21st c.; upgrading of Pafawag vehicles; foreign vehicles; Pendolino in Poland; technical data. Interesting reference.

Text in Polish. 15x23,5, Pb, laminated, new copy, 64pp, 39 color and b/w illustrations; Incl.: historical background; Polish Army field gendarmerie field badge 1917; field gendarmerie gorget of the Greater Poland Army 1919; military police gorget 1919; military police service badge 1939; Polish 2nd Corps military police service badge 1945; Polish 2nd Corps military police branch insignia 1945; Polish military police branch insignia after 1990.

Polish text. 17x24, Pb, new copy, 254pp. Incl.: introduction; organization of logistics and administration in Polish Army in 1939; modernization and development of logistic and administrative services of Polish Army on the eve of WWII; quartermaster mobilization plan in 1939; war supply and evacuation system; road network; tasks and organization of logistic and administrative arm services of Polish Army in the event of war: quartermaster service, armament service, train, medical service, veterinary service, field post and military censorship, POW service, military police, automobile and armor service, engineer service, air force supply service, communication service, military justice, military priesthood, geographic service; preparations for war of logistic and administrative arm services of Polish Army: quartermaster service, armament service, train, medical service, veterinary service, field post and military censorship, POW service, military police, automobile and armor service, engineer service,… Read More

Polish text. Vol. 121 in the series of books devoted to Polish Army weapons and equipment of the Polish-German war 1939. Pb, laminated, as new copy, 64pp. Well illustrated: 49 b/w photographs and line drawings (incl. 1 fold-out). Incl.: foreword: looking for the new army truck; concept studies; tests of foreign vehicles; PZInz 703 truck; mobility trials in rough terrain; technical specification; vehicles based on type 703 chassis; load capabilities trials; Pzinz 603 truck and variants; Saurer vehicles; engines: PZInz 605 carburetor engine, PZInz 625 carburetor engine, PZInz 425 carburetor engine, PZInz 725-G gas engine; PZInz 135 / Saurer CR-1D diesel engine; production and use in 1939; the enemy: Opel Blitz.

Polish text. Vol. 110 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 photographs, 3 b/w plates(incl. fold-out), 60 b/w photographs and line drawings in text. Incl.: foreword; PzInz 302: the birth; Polski Fiat 518 "semi off-road vehicle"; trials of foreign-made tractors and all-terrain vehicles: Tempo type G 1200, Mercedes Benz typ W. 152; project of light "semi off-road vehicle" PzInz 627; PzInz 303 tractor: technical trials; design; planned use; production; combat use in 1939; the enemy: Mercedes G 5; restored vehicle.

Polish text. Vol. 160 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: 24 color photographs, 33 b/w illustrations (photographs and line drawings). Descr. Schwarzlose M.7/12 (Polish designation wz. 07/12) in the service with the Polish Army during WWI (Polish Legions) and in the interwar period. Incl.: the designer; the birth of the weapon; Schwarzlose machine gun: general description, design, disassembly and assembly, barrel replacement, jamming and cure of jamming, tripod, machine gun kit; further development; machine gun units organization in in the Austro-Hungarian Army; training; evaluation; Use as an aircraft gun; Schwarzlose machine guns after WWI; in the service with the Polish Army; maintenance; preserved museum pieces; 3.7 cm Infanteriegeschütz M.15: Austro-Hungarian trench cannon; the enemy: Solothurn 31M machine gun.

Polish text. Vol. 129 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: 3 b/w plates (incl. 1 fold-out), 69 b/w photographs and line drawings, 1 color photograph. Descr. machine guns, bombs and bomb sights.

Polish text. Vol. 128 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: 3 b/w plates (incl. 1 fold-out), 55 b/w photographs and line drawings. Incl.: foreword; Fiat Model 618 Grom: military qualification tests, variants: Type 384 cavalry vehicle, model 757 ambulance, model 797, PZInz. 222 half-track. Model 232, model 234, railway bus; Chevrolet vehicles assembled in Poland: Chevrolet 155 FHD & 157 HD military qualification tests, GMC 216 & 112, tire chains; the enemy: German army Henschel 33 B 1

Bilingual Polish/English. 24x30, Hb with Dj, 363pp. Richly illustrated: presents over 400 works selected from the collection of the National Museum in Krakow. The book accompanied the exhibition which presented a wide range of Chinese works of art. Four hundred outstanding exhibits out of over three thousand objects from the collection of the National Museum in Krakow have been selected to be displayed in the exhibition space. The focal point of the exhibition and simultaneously the largest part of the catalogue is ceramics, from delicate iridescent surfaces of funerary objects dating back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD), through blue and violet junyao bowls produced in the workshops of Yuzhou and celadon glazes with sophisticated network of craquelures, to the intense saturation of colors of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) porcelain. The displayed robes are of particular value - exhibited in such detail for the first time, they present the wealth of colors, diversity of forms, precision of… Read More

Text in Polish. 24x32,5, Hb, laminated, with Dj, 136pp. Presenting over 100 works by prominent Polish painter Wojciech Weiss, associated with Young Poland movement

Polish text. 17x24, Hb, laminated, new copy, 304pp. Well illustrated: color photographs. Will require extra postage

OUT OF PRINT. Text in Polish. 17x24cm, Pb, laminated, new copy, 94pp. Well illustrated: 23 b/w photographs, 9 color plates showing branch colors and distinctions, 20 b/w plates showing uniforms and badges. Vol. 40 in the series of books devoted to the Polish Infantry of 1918-1939. Incl.: foreword; branch color; regimental cyphers and badges; rank insignia; headdress; uniform jacket; greatcoat; cloak; belts; field and service uniforms; types of dress: officers, NCO and enlisted men; guard-mounting order; evening dress; special historic dress; dress regulations.

Polish text. Vol. 19 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), 4 color photographs, 52 b/w photographs and 5 line drawings. Incl.: foreword; C2P light artillery tractor: history and development, design, two-axle ammo trailer; anti-aircraft gun: the beginnings: 40mm Bofors in the Polish armed forces; wz. 36 and wz. 38 anti-aircraft guns; crew; ground fire, design, 40mm ammo, range finder, units organization, Polish-German war of 1939, after defeat in 1939, P.Z.Inz. 343 wheeled artillery tractor; the enemy: Soviet 37mm M1939 61-K AA-gun

Text in Polish. 21.5x30.5cm, Hb, laminated, new copy, 108pp. Richly illustrated: 31 full page color plates showing uniforms and distinctions (reprints from 1935 edition), 98 line drawings (reprints from original dress regulations and modern artwork), 25 period colorized photographs, 2 color plates made in 1936. Includes reprints of original plates with accompanying commentaries (released in 1935) and notes on changes in uniforms of the Polish Army made in 1936-1939. Massive reference

Text in Polish. 17.5x24.5cm, Hb, laminated, new copy,720pp. well illustrated: numerous b/w photographs in text, 27 color plates showing uniforms, insignia and decorations. Descr. history, organization and uniforms of the Army of the Ukrainian People's Republic in 1920. Incl.: Polish-Ukrainian agreement of 1920; Polish-Ukrainian-Soviet war of 1920; supreme army command; infantry; cavalry; artillery; technical troops; aviation; replacement troops; military logistics; services; infantry school; navy; Independent Corps of Border Guard; Cossack units; Polish-Ukrainian units; ranks and uniforms. Massive reference. Heavy book, will require extra postage.

Text in Polish. 17,5x24cm, Pb, laminated, new copy, 62pp. Vol. 40 in the series of books devoted to the aircraft of the Polish Air Force in 1918-2018. Well illustrated: 2 full page color plates showing camouflage and markings (incl. 1 fold-out), 1 page of scale plans, 13 color and 54 b/w photographs. Descr. Polish production version of the Mil Mi-1 utility helicopter. Incl.: the origin and development; batch production in Poland; Polish operators; first helicopters in Poland.

Text in Polish. 17,5x24cm, Pb, laminated, new copy, 62pp. Vol. 49 in the series of books devoted to the aircraft of the Polish Air Force in 1918-2018. Well illustrated: 2 full page color plates showing camouflage and markings (incl. 1 fold-out), 1 page of scale plans, 47 color and 8 b/w photographs. Incl.: the development; batch production and further development; 25th Air Cavalry Brigade; technical description; unrealized and unknown projects and variants.

Text in Polish. 17,5x24cm, Pb, laminated, new copy, 62pp. Vol. 43 in the series of books devoted to the aircraft of the Polish Air Force in 1918-2018. Well illustrated: 2 full page color plates showing camouflage and markings (incl. 1 fold-out), 1 page of scale plans, 49 color and 21 b/w photographs. Incl.: the origin and the development; batch production; the manufacturer: WSK PZL-Swidnik; Mi-2 in the service with the Polish Armed Forces; technical description

Text in Polish. 16x24, Hb, laminated, new copy, 478pp. Richly illustrated: color photographs throughout. The book describes the most interesting monuments of the wooden architecture in more than 350 locations in Poland. Incl. sacred architecture (Catholic and Orthodox churches), secular architecture (town halls, mansions, villas) and economic and industrial buildings (granaries, mills and windmills). The book is divided into 16 chapters corresponding to the 16 Voivodships (provinces). Interesting reference.