Search Results: Titles starting with W from Mikhail Barkovskiy

Polish text with a summary in English. 15,5 x 21,5 cm, Hb, laminated, new copy, 398 pp, illustrated with 28 b/w photographs. Incl. first-hand accounts from Polish officers and soldiers fighting in the Polish-German war of 1939. Incl.: Foreword. Pre-war Polish Army: organization, recruitment and officers' promotion; level of education; physical fitness; age; nationality; mobilization. Uniforms & weapons. Marches: route marches; halts and encampments; weather; weapons cleaning & servicing; writing letters & military censorship; chitchats and leisure; newspapers & information; daily hygiene; illnesses. Food supply; menus; water; living off the ground; alcoholic beverages; tobacco. Religion & chaplains; contacts with civilian population: refugees; looting; women. The enemy: Germans; German POWs; Red army men; war booty. Morale: relationship between officers and enlisted men; new experiences; rumours; psychological difficulties and fear. Specific forms of combat: anti-tank warfare;… Read More

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

12x16,5, Pb, VG, 222pp, 32 b/w photographs. Incl.: Operation "Seelowe"; polish roads to RAF; Poles in the British squadrons; first stage: 8-18 Aug,; 2nd stage: 19 Aug.-6 Sept.; 3rd stage: 7 Sept.-5 Oct. Text in Polish

Bilingual Polish/English. 17x24, Pb, laminated, new copy, 270pp. Richly illustrated: 176 color photographs from the collection of the National Museum in Cracow. Incl.: foreword; history of the collection; fans in Europe: a historical outline; fans of the East: a historical outline; catalog: European fans; South-American fan; Asian fans: China, Korea, Japan, India, other Asian countries; bibliography. Massive reference. SCARCE, OUT OF PRINT

Reprint of 1937 edition first published by the Polish Ministry of Communications. Text in Polish, 16x22, Pb, laminated, new copy, 186pp. Richly illustrated: 183 line drawings (incl. 2 fold-outs) and b/w photographs showing freight cars used by the Polish State Railways during the inter-war period, construction details etc. Incl.: general information on freight cars; types of freight cars and construction elements; covered cars: coal cars, flat cars; tank cars for fluids and gases; jar cars; refrigerated cars; cars to transport perishable staff with the use of dry ice; live fish cars; cattle cars; powder cars, cars to transport motor vehicles; charcoal cars; cars to transport explosives; special repair and maintenance cars.

Text in Polish. 17x24cm, Hb, new copy, 316pp, 59 b/w photographs, 5 color and 2 b/w maps. Devoted to the Warsaw Armoured Motorized Brigade (second fully motorized brigade with the Polish Army) organized shortly before the outbreak of WWII. 2nd corrected edition. Incl.: introduction; formation of the Brigade; the defense of the Vistula river line between Deblin and Solec Sandomierski; the retreat to the south; battle of Tomaszow Lubelski; afterword; the list of officers; the list of officers awarded the Order of Virtuti Militari; wartime table of organization and equipment; maps; illustrations

21x30, Hb, laminated, 360pp, well illustrated. Incl. biograms of famous Polish knights, noblemen, early Polish nobleman' heraldry etc.  Text in Polish

"Polish Fighter Squadrons of 1939" series. Text in Polish, 16,5x23,5, Pb, laminated, new copy, 144pp, more than 80 period photographs.

Polish text. 17x24cm, Hb, laminated, new copy, 332pp. Well illustrated: 214 b/w photographs, 13 b/ drawings (ships profiles). Book descr. navigation on Vistula river, ships, historic ports and marinas infrastructure and bridges from the early Middle Ages to the end of steamship era. Incl.: list of abbreviations; boat-building and navigation terms; introduction; PART I: early Middle Ages and first crafts: tree trunks, dugout boats and rafts, sailing arks. PART II: 14th-16th cc: the "Golden Age" of the navigation: types of ships; crews; rafters. PART III: 17th-18th cc: the era of plagues; natural disasters and wars: navigation and types of ships. PART IV: 19th c. - beginning of the 20th c.: steam navigation on Vistula river: transport of passengers and goods; construction of towns' waterfronts; the first steamer: British-built "Victoria" steam side-wheeler (1827-1831); shipping companies and their ships: 1840s-1918; the pontoon bridge over the Vistula river near Wloclawek 1865-1914; ports and granaries;… Read More

Text in Polish. 24x32,5, Hb, laminated, with Dj, 128pp. Presents works by prominent Polish painter Wojciech Weiss, associated with Young Poland movement

Bilingual Polish/English. 22x26,5, Hb, laminated, new copy, 294pp. Richly illustrated: color illustrations throughout, most full page (including several folds-out). Published to commemorate the exhibition of Wojciech Fangor in the National Museum of Wroclaw. Incl.: foreword; Wojciech Fangor: a short biographical background; Memories of the Present: work-exhibition-text in the art of Wojciech Fangor; selected solo exhibitions; selected group exhibitions; a catalog of works. Massive reference

17x24, NEW, 2-vol. Set, Hb, "de-luxe" binding, gilt edges, 1016pp. Volume 1: 444pp, 79 b/w illustrations, 4 color plates, 6 maps; Volume 2: 572pp, 97 b/w illustrations, 4 color plates, 13 maps. Rare reprint (first published in Krakow in 1937). Descr. Russian 1812 campaign from the Polish perspective. Kukiel had been working on "Wojna 1812" for twenty five years; the book is based on material in the collection of Polish, French, German and Austrian archives as well as on the Russian written sources. Incl.: political preparations: escalation of the political conflict, Europe against Russia, Warsaw Grand Duchy on the eve of the war; military preparations: "Grande Armee", Napoleon' plans, concentration of French force and march towards Nemen; Russian armed forces, plans and initial positions; campaign in Lithuania: Vilna operation, operations against Bagration' army, liberation of Lithuania, Drissa and Vitebsk; Smolensk: "Grande Armee" on the lines of the Dvina and Dnieper, Russian national defense and… Read More

16,7x23,7, Pb, new copy, 181pp + 16pp with b/w period photographs showing equipment, troops etc. Descr. history, organization and battle deployment. First vol. in 3-vol. set devoted to the Polish Army Signal Branch 1914-1939. Text in Polish.

 
Text in Polish. 17x25, Hb, new copy, 1016pp. Part I: Doctrinal assumptions, weapons and equipment. Part II: organization and development: initial plans for development of Polish armored troops in the West 1940–1942; the concept of development of Polish armored troops in 1943-1945; creation of first Polish armored units in Great Britain, USSR and the Middle East; organization of the first Polish armored and armored cavalry brigades; creation and reorganization of the 1st Armored Division; Polish I Armored-Mechanized Corps; 2nd Warsaw Armored Division 1945–1946; 16th Armored Brigade and 3/14 Wielkopolska Armored Brigade; creation and development of reconnaissance regiments; Polish armored troops training centers and schools in Great Britain, USSR, Middle East and Italy. Part III: training. Part IV: armored troops of the Polish Armed Forces in the West in combat 1944-1945. Massive reference. HEAVY BOOK, WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE

Polish text. 17x24cm, Hb, laminatem, new copy, 376pp + 13 plans. Illustrated with 143 b/w photographs. Incl.: Introduction; PART I: geopolitical and internal political context in which Polish Army units on the Eastern Front were created: the origin of the Polish Armed Forces in the USSR; early attempts to raise Polish military units on the Soviet soil; political implications to Poland following the evacuation of General's Anders Army from the USSR; Tehran Conference 1943; General Berling battle for the control over the Polish Armed Forces in the USSR; origins of the future Polish government in the USSR; subordination of the Polish Army to political goals of the Polish Workers' Party; problems of "brotherhood in arms" with the Red Army; attitude toward the Home Army; participation of army units in political and propaganda campaigns in liberated country; The Yalta and Potsdam conferences: the Polish question; end of war. PART II: Organization, weapons and training: organization of the 1st Infantry… Read More

Text in Polish, illustrations captions and summaries in French, English & German. 24x34cm, Hb, laminated, new copy, 328pp. Richly illustrated: 96 full page color plates. Massive reference. HEAVY BOOK, WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE.

2nd edition. Oversized, 24,5x34, Hb, new, sealed in plasticMINT) copy, 232pp, 50 excellent full page color plates showing uniforms, equipment and weapons, 6 full page line drawings. Descr. technical troops of the Army of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw during the Napoleonic Wars. With the emphasis on uniforms and equipment. Vol 3 in the series. Incl.: Napoleon's special troops; artillery equipment; artillery at war; polish artillery: the beginnings in 1807; first war, 1809; 1809-1811: from war to war; russian campaign, 1812; 1813: from defeat to defeat; 1814: the last battles; uniforms. Color plates include: generals and staff, horse artillery, foot artillery, regimental artillery, corps of engineers and sappers, equipment train, military schools, field forges, ammunition wagons, field supply wagons, gribeauval 8-pdr, pontoon wagons, pontoon and other bridges, sappers' tools, siege and fortress guns, 6-pdr guns, howitzer and mortars, ammunition. B/w plates descr. artillery equipment construction details,… Read More

Text in Polish, illustrations descr. and summary in French. Mint copy in original cardboard VG slip-case (bearing original price tag). Hb, cloth, Dj, 160pp. The 1st volume in the series. Descr. history, organization and battles of Polish cavalry during the Napoleonic wars, with the emphasis on its uniforms and equipment. Richly illustrated: 33 full page uniform color plates: 23 single-figured and 10 multi-figured (3-10 figures per plate + details of uniforms and equipment) + 14 b/w full page plates showing edged weapons and firearms. Incl.: chasseurs, cuirassiers, hussars and "krakusi" (Polish national cavalry). Excellent reference

Text in Polish. 17x24, 328pp, Hb, laminated, VG except for some laminate age-wrinkle to cover (no other mechanical damages), text inside clean and tight. Richly illustrated: 84 color pages in full color showing standards, uniforms, distinctions, badges, decorations, personal equipment, edged and fire arms and military equipment, with great attention to detail. Incl.: PART I: Polish Army organization, history and war efforts during WWII; PART II: Polish Army uniforms, weapons and equipment: German invasion of Poland 1939, France 1939-40, Norway 1940, Syria 1940, Great Britain and Northern Europe 1939-45, USSR (gen. Anders' Army) 1941-42, Middle East and Northern Africa 1940-45, Italy 1944-45, Home Resistance 1939-45, USSR and the Eastern Front 1943-45.

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