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EDWARDS**, BERNARD: : FROM HUNTER TO HUNTED - THE U-BOAT WAR IN THE ATLANTIC, 1939 - 1943

UK.BARNSLEY,SOUTH YORKSHIRE.PEN & SWORD MARITIME/an imprint of pen & sword books ltd.,2020.

ISBN 9781526763594.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE+/FINE.Wrapped+ protected from day of issue/purchase,so NO owner inscrptn and NO price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,monochrome montaged photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with capitalised white lettered title and sub-title, and capitalised,pale blue lettered author name, spine/backstrip with monochrome thumbnail photograph detail from front's photographs and similarly colour,capitalised white lettered title and capitalised,pale greyed lettered author name with publisher's b/w illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with monochrome photograph background and 5 montaged contemporary sepia photographs.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without any blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - unread,other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain navy blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xii-xiii+4- 200pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,Pts I - II comprising 6 and 8 chapters respectively,an Epilogue,8pp contemporary b/w photographs in 1 block,between pp82/3,a bibliography and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,an epigram (Karl Donitz),a dedication and contents list/table,the latter three all with blank verso,and individual PTs separator pages. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness. In the early stages of the Second World War, Donitz's U-boats generally adhered to Prize Rules,surfacing before attacking and making every effort to preserve the lives of their victims' crews. But,with the arming of merchantmen and greater risk of damage or worse, they increasingly attacked without warning.So successful was the U-boat campaign that Churchill saw it as the gravest threat the Nation faced. The low point was the March 1943 attack on convoys SC122 and HX229 when 44 U-boats sank 22 loaded ships.The pendulum miraculously swung with improved tactics and technology. In May 1943 out of a force of over 50 U-boats that challenged ONS5,eight were sunk and 18 were damaged,some seriously. Such losses were unsustainable and,with Allied yards turning out ships at ever increasing rates,Donitz withdrew his wolf packs from the North Atlantic.Expert naval author and historian Bernard Edwards traces the course of the battle of the Atlantic through a series of thrilling engagement case studies. Please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - 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. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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