Pursuit The Sinking of the "Bismarck"
by Kennedy, Ludovic
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0002117398
- ISBN 13
- 9780002117395
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London UK: Collins. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0002117398 . DJ has light soiling, scuffing, shelwear to edges, price-clipped. Small 1/2" chip missing from top of spine. ; A tight solid book. DJ in mylar. The author, Ludovic Kennedy, actually took part in the pursuit and sinking of the "Bismarck" during the early days of World War II. ; B&W Photographs; 9 X 5.90 X 1.10 inches; 254 pages; In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck, then the most formidable fighting ship afloat, escaped into the Atlantic, posing a terrible threat to the convoys that kept Britain supplied. This book gives a first hand account of the pursuit and sinking of the Bismarck. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15725
- Title
- Pursuit The Sinking of the "Bismarck"
- Author
- Kennedy, Ludovic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; Third Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0002117398
- ISBN 13
- 9780002117395
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London UK
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- 0002117398, bismarck, WWII
- Bookseller catalogs
- Militaria; MARITIME;
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Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
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