Buy this book on-line BLANDFORD, EDMUND: : FATAL DECISIONS: ERRORS AND BLUNDERS IN WORLD WAR IIUK.SHREWSBURY,SHROPSHIRE.AIRLIFE PUBLISHING LTD.,1999. ISBN 1840371048.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE-.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy,monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj with capitalised,red-lettered author name and part-title,capitalised,yellow-lettered sub-title; glossy,black spine/ backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title+author name as front's and publisher's white-lettered name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with a monochrome photograph.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present - head of spine with minimal bumping and reciprocal creases.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain blue cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip, and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,v-viiipp+1-242pp [paginated] includes author's Foreword,a Contents list/ table,69 stories,profuse contemporary b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,a single page Bibliography,and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and to the rear,6pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 20+ year-old age. It really is an exceptional,example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of major detracting faults.
This collection of both well-known and previously unpublished World War II incidents highlights the truism, plans often go awry in war.The margin can be narrow between negligence, incompetence, and simple error that results in tragedy.While miscalculations by those involved in the international game of power politics can bring setbacks to nations, in war mistakes by generals and battlefield commanders cost lives. The author,a veteran of the British air force, recounts more than sixty cases of costly battle errors or blunders and asks the question: was the tragedy a matter of incompetence, bad planning, or simply bad luck? He tells the story of how nature conspired against a squadron of Stukas that dove into the earth after mistaking ground fog for clouds and how an unanticipated low tide at Tarawa left the U.S. Marine landing force exposed to prolonged and deadly enemy fire.The infamous sinking of the USS Indianapolis and Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess's bizarre 1941 defection are also included in this survey of futility and sacrifice. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of BLANDFORD, EDMUND: : FATAL DECISIONS: ERRORS AND BLUNDERS IN WORLD WAR II. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres d'occasion, livres anciens, fine bindings, libri antichi and out of print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |