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BRIDGLAND**, TONY: : WAVES OF HATE: Naval Atrocities of the Second World War

UK.BARNSLEY,S.YORKS.LEO COOPER,2002.

ISBN 0850528224.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj - virtually as new.Laid in loosely,a publisher's unused advertising pre-paid postage postcard.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated b/w+sepia photographic montage'd illustrated dw/dj,with b/w+orange lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners.A very small closed tear/nick to upper dw/dj panel,in gutter of spine/backstrip - no other nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread example? Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered (apart from rear bd's lower corner - minisculely bumped - others unaffected),publisher's original dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate, plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, vii-xiipp+1-243pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,intro,13 chapters,16pp contemporary wartime (the majority) and modern,b/w photographs in 1 block,between pp84/5,bibliography and sources,and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and a contents list/table. See also my book ID rja954621 for another title by this author - about WW1 British, German Q-ships warfare. The extent to which the rules of war,or conventions as they are more usually referred to,were broken during naval actions in the Second World War is the gripping subject of 'Waves of Hate',naval historian Tony Bridgland's latest work. Contrary to comfortable mythology, unchivalrous or even downright disgraceful acts amounting to culpable war criminality were not the sole preserve of our enemies. All sides stand accused of lapses of conduct which had appalling consequences for their hapless victims.Nor did these only occur in the heat of battle when fear and adrenalin-rush may have confused judgement; all too often there is a strong suspicion of calculated and cold pre-meditation. Thanks to his meticulous research,the author's selection of a wide variety of incidents at sea makes for vivid and compelling,if uneasy,reading.Amid all the drama of action there is much on which to reflect.It is the moral questions that these accounts raise that make 'Waves of Hate' so much more than a mere catalogue of atrocities at sea. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured 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 or FREE. That offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA 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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