Search Results: hankey man of secrets volume i by roskill stephen

London: Collins, 1970. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. worn dust jacket 672pp., b/w pls., maps, appends., index, Neat ownership signature o/w nice copy in a tatty dust jacket

London: Collins, 1978. reprint. Nice Copy. octavo. dust jacket 672pp., b/w pls., maps, appends., index, Nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket

London England: Collins, 1978. Hardback. Hankey. Man of Secrets. Volume 1. 1877-1918. Slight foxing to top edge. Hankey was the only expert adviser of the British Government who had thought out the foundations of strategy. This book amply confirms that view. Contents: The Man and His Making. In the Mediterranean Fleet 1900-1901. From the Naval Intelligence Department to the Committee of Imperial Defence 1902-1908. Assistance Secretary, Committee of Imperial Defence 1908-1914. The Test of War, August 1914-May 1915. Under the First Coalition, May-August 1915. Frustration and Disaster, August-December 1915. The Crumbling of the Coalition, January-May 1916. The Dardanelles Commission, The First Coalition Under Pressure, June-October 1916. The Fall of the First Coalition, October-December 1916. The War Cabinet in Action, December 1916-March 1917. The Darkening Scene, April-June 1917. Britain the Cornerstone, July-September 1917. Stalemate in Flanders: Disaster in Italy, October-December 1917. Calm Before… Read More

Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1972. The first two volumes of Roskill's definitve three volume work. Captain Roskill, the leading authority on naval policy between 1914 and 1945 has given us a unique account of war government from the inside. Invaluable for the historian. Blue and red cloth covered boards with gilt stamped spines. 672 pp., 608 pp. With maps, illustrations and appendices. One DJ with a short closed tear, neatly mended, on bottom rear panel. Both in new protective mylar covers. The books are bright and crisp, no name or other markings and appear unread. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

St Martin's Press [&] Collins, 1970-1974. 1st edn signed and inscribed by author in each volume. 3 vols. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue and red cloth (a little rubbed at edges - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective covers, vols I and II price clipped). Pp. 672 [&] 608 [&] 688, illus with b&w plates (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpapers). Volume I 1877-1918 (St Martin's Press 1970), Volume II 1919-1931 (Collins 1972), Volume III 1931-1963 (St Martin's Press 1970).