Search Results: Titles starting with C from Mikhail Barkovskiy

Polish text, 18,5x23, Pb, laminated, new copy, 64pp, 44 color and b/w illustrations. Incl.: introduction; brief historical note on Cadillac company and its motor vehicles; Independent automobile detachment of the Chief Inspector of Polish Armed Forces; Cadillac cars of Jozef Pilsudski, General Inspector of the Armed Forces; the last Cadillac of Marshal Jozef Pilsudski - 355D, M1935

Text in Polish, illustrations captions in English. 21x29.5cm, Pb, laminated, new copy, 58pp. Well illustrated: 3 color plates showing camouflage and markings (9 profiles), 47 b/w photographs, 1 1:35 scale plan, 2 maps. Devoted to peace-time service of reconnaissance tanks (tankettes) with the Polish Army. Including: foreword; Carden-Loyd Mk VI, "X" tank; TK prototypes; TK-3, TKF & TKS; vehicles registration numbers.

Text in English. 17x24, Pb, laminated, new copy, 90pp of text + 52 b/w plates showing 558 coins (both obverse and reverse). Descr. coins of the Roman Empire during the reign of Antoninus Pius and his family: his wife Faustina the Elder, his son Marcus Aurelius, and his daughter Faustina the Younger. Incl.: preface; catalog; index of types; index of legends; plates

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/introduction in Russian. 17x25, Hb, laminated, new copy, 192pp. Well illustrated (rare b/w photographs). Devoted to Orthodox churches in the Kingdom of Poland in 1815-1915. Most were lated destroyed (treated as a symbol of the Russian dominance), rebuilt into Catholic churches and very few still exist. Incl.: Introduction; the borders of the described territory; two parts of the kingdom of Poland; old Othodox and Greek Catholic сhurches; Greek churches; 1st half a century of the Russian rule; after the January Uprising; the so called "house" churches (chapels); military & regimental churches; parish churches; the Old Believers; peasants-settlers; funders and donors; destiny of Orthodox churches in Poland; list of churches. Massive reference, the most comprehensive on the subject.

Trilingual Polish/English/French edition. Hb, new copy, 24x33, 160pp, 208 illustrations. The album contains the posters on the subject of Chopin, arising from the 1930s to the present. They were inspired by a recurring musical events such as the International Chopin Festival in Duszniki Zdroj and also by anniversaries, concerts and other events connected with the figure of the composer. HEAVY BOOK, WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE

Text in Polish 21.5 x 30.5 cm, Hb, laminated, new copy, sealed in plastic, 200pp, illustrated with color plates. Descr. over 50 standards of Teutonic Order forces and over 50 standards of Polish-Lithuanian forces which participated in the battle of Grunwald 1410 ("the first battle of Tannenberg ").

English/Polish text. 21x30, Pb, laminated, new copy, 176pp. Richly illustrated: 28 full page color plates (incl. many 3D drawings), 9 pages of 1:50 scale plans, 190 b/w and 3 color photographs. Vol. 1 (of three - volumes 2-3 have not been released yet). Incl.: the development: the A20 tank design by Harland & Wolff; Vauxhall's A22 tank; design and development of the Churchill tank: first production variants, Churchill Mk.III, Churchill Mk.IV, Churchill Mk.V, Churchill Mk.VI and a 75mm gun, Super Churchill, Churchill NA75 (North Africa 75mm), Black Prince; special variants of the Churchill tank: Flamethrowers: Churchill Crocodile, Churchill Oke, other flamethrower tanks; combat engineers' variants of Churchill tank: AVRE tanks, Churchill Mark II SBG AVRE; carpet layers: TLC laying device and carpet (type A), TLC laying device and carpet (fascine type), log carpet; mine-clearing tanks: early mine ploughs fitted on Churchil tanks, AMRCR, CIRD; bridge-laying tanks: early bridgelayers on Churchill… Read More

Text in Polish / English. 31x23,5, Hb, Dj, new copy, 152pp. The album is a collection of battle illustrations by a well known and appreciated artist Mariusz Kozik. His works decorate numerous book covers including Osprey Publishing historical books. This album contains illustrations of battle scenes from ancient to modern times. Images which praise the glory of the Polish arms deserve special attention. The artist portrays knights and soldiers in the times of significant historical events. Extraordinary scenes retell the past anew thus evoking plenty of emotions and awakening patriotism. They imbue readers with pride in achievements of the past generations and grant a sense of being unique in the united Europe. In the eyes of recipients from abroad Kozik's compositions preserve the picture of Poland being a country of fearsome warriors and mysterious and proud winged hussars. HEAVY BOOK, WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE

Text in Polish. 22,3x32,3, Hb, new copy, 158pp. Complete single-volume reprint of series of 10 books entitled "Ciesla polski. Wzory i przyklady polskiego budownictwa drewnianego dla odbudowy kraju" (Polish carpentry. Wooden buildings design and examples to be used for rebuilding of a country), published in 1915-1916 and "Murarz polski. Wzory i przyklady polskiego budownictwa ceglanego dla odbudowy kraju" (Polish brickwork. Brick buildings design and examples to be used for rebuilding of a country), published in 1917-1919. Incl. 80 full page plates (line drawings) showing patterns, design and examples.
 

2nd edition. Polish text. 17x24cm, new copy, Pb, laminated, 230pp, richly illustrated. The book is a combination of a tourist guide and a compendium of information about the remains of the coastal artillery facilities of the modern Polish coast available for visiting. It contains description of over 100 strongholds, supplemented with useful information, photographs and location. Incl.: foreword; artillery glossary; history of coastal artillery in outline; coastal artillery of the Polish coast in the 20th c.; up to the end of World War I: German coastal batteries; interwar period: German coastal batteries, Polish coastal batteries; WWII: German coastal batteries, Polish coastal batteries; postwar era: German coastal batteries, Polish coastal batteries, Soviet coastal batteries; coastal artillery weapons and facilities of the Polish coast in the 20th c.: conventional artillery: Polish artillery pieces, German artillery pieces, Soviet artillery pieces; missile artillery: missiles utilized by the Polish… Read More

Text in English. 17x24, new copy, Hb, laminated, 350pp + 77 full page b/w plates showing 1522 antic coins. Incl.: introduction: outline history of the ancient coins collection; description of the collection of Roman Republican coins. Abbreviations. Catalogue. List of Nummi Subaerati. Graphic compilation of the punch-marks. Indices: types; legends; persons, mints. Plates. Massive reference. HEAVY BOOK, WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE

Text in Polish. 21x30, Hb, laminated, new copy, 176pp. Richly illustrated: 7 full page color plates (19 profiles and top views) showing paint schemes, 35 line drawings, 36pp of scale plans and profiles, 86 b/w photographs. Incl.: early years and first procurement plans 1918-1927; ORP Baltyk (ex-French D'Entrecasteaux protected cruiser) 1927-1939; later procurement plans and Polish Navy cadets' training on board of French Navy cruisers; ORP Dragon (ex-HMS Dragon) 1943-1944; ORP Conrad (HMS Danae type D) 1944-1946; armaments; radar equipment. Massive reference

Polish text. 14x20,Pb, laminated, new copy, 219pp: 185pp of text + 32pp of illustrations (46 b/w photographs, 1 map, 8pp of color drawings of Polish and Soviet aircraft). Incl.: introduction; PART I: war preparations: Soviet air force on the eve of invasion; "Moscow Task Force"; landing of Polish and German aircraft in the USSR before September 17th, 1939; Ordre de Bataille of the Soviet air force; Soviet navy and NKVD aviation; air flight of the Poland's Border Protection Corps in Sarny in 1936-1939; Soviet parachutists over Poland in September 17th, 1939. PART II: Soviet invasion of Poland: Poland' reaction on Soviet invasion; fighting in the sector of the Belorussian Front; fighting in the sector of the Ukrainian Front; air fights and clashes between Soviet and Polish air forces; evacuation of  Polish air force; Soviet airdrop over Stanislawow; Polish aircraft shot down by Soviet AA-defense; Soviet air assaults; the last Polish aircraft; Soviet air force over Estonia. PART III: the final notes:… Read More

Minibook. Polish text. 14,5x20,5, Pb, laminated, new copy, 32pp. Well illustrated: 4 color plates showing camouflage and markings, 4pp of scale plans, 17 b/w photographs. Descr. German Neubaufahrzeug series of heavy tank prototypes

Polish text. 17x24cm, Hb, laminated, new copy sealed in plastic, 244 pp. Incl.: procurement; Polish Vickers tanks modifications and derivatives: 7TP light tank, V7TP, Renault-Vickers, armament, engine, electrical installation; peace-time service: organization, concept of operational use; tactics; during the Polish-German war 1939: 12. Light Tanks Independent Company, 121. Light Tanks Independent Company, other units; technical description: hull, turrets, suspension and tracks, armament, engine and transmission, electrical installation, communication, auxiliary equipment; attachment. Massive reference

Polish text 17x24, Hb, laminated, new copy, 354pp. Well illustrated: b/w illustrations (photographs, drawings and maps in text). Incl.: the new weapons; historical background; design; variants; crew uniforms; organization of armored units of the French Army in WWI; Renault FT in combat during WWI; colonial wars: Indochina, Algeria and Morocco; Renault FT in foreign armies: Italy, Japan, Baltic states, Finland, Czechoslovakia, Brazil, Sweden, Yugoslavia, Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland, Great Britain, Romania, Greece, China, USA (six-ton special tractor), Canada, USSR, Spanish civil war; Renault FR tanks in the service with the Polish Army: origin of the 1st armored regiment; organization of the 1st armored regiment; Renault FT tanks in combat in 1919; Renault FT tanks during Polish-Bolshevik war: 1st armored battalion, 2nd armored battalion, major Nowicki' armored group, Ukrainian front; Renault FT tanks in inter-war Polish army and during the invasion of Poland in 1939; Renault FT… Read More

21x29,5, Pb, laminated, small damage (0,7x0,5 mm) to cover laminate, otherwise as new. 58pp, 3 full page color plate, 13pp of scale plans, 46 b/w photographs. Incl.: "Little Willy", Mark I, Mark II, Mark IV, Mark V, "Whippet", Mark VIII. Text in Polish, ill. desc. in English.