Search Results: Authors starting with S from Mikhail Barkovskiy

Polish text. Vol. 122 in the series of books devoted to Polish Army weapons and equipment of the Polish-German war 1939. Pb, laminated, new copy, 64pp. Well illustrated: 3 color plates (incl. 1 fold-out), 47 color and 1 b/w photographs, 1 color drawing, 28 line drawings (strongholds plans), 10 maps. Incl.: foreword: defense of the Polish border against the invasion of the Red Army; the terrain; the "Polesie" area; fortifications in Polesie region; "Sarny" fortified are construction program: phase 1, phase 2; construction halt; bunkers; wire-fence obstacles; anti-tank obstacles; water obstacles and planned floodings; during the Soviet invasion of Poland: crews, mobilization; during the war; the enemy: Soviet fortifications along the Polish-Soviet border.

Text in Polish. 16,5x24, Hb, laminated, new copy, 144pp. Well illustrated. Features historical-ethnographic portraits of 25 mythical beasts: dragons, monstrous snakes and other outlandish creatures once believed to have inhabited the Polish lands. Each chapter contains a description of a mythical beast's looks and qualities, along with its genesis and significance in folk tradition based on literature, folklore and other historical, ethnographic and linguistic sources of reference.

Polish text. 17x24cm, Hb, laminated, new copy, 332pp. Well illustrated: 214 b/w photographs, 13 b/ drawings (ships profiles). Book descr. navigation on Vistula river, ships, historic ports and marinas infrastructure and bridges from the early Middle Ages to the end of steamship era. Incl.: list of abbreviations; boat-building and navigation terms; introduction; PART I: early Middle Ages and first crafts: tree trunks, dugout boats and rafts, sailing arks. PART II: 14th-16th cc: the "Golden Age" of the navigation: types of ships; crews; rafters. PART III: 17th-18th cc: the era of plagues; natural disasters and wars: navigation and types of ships. PART IV: 19th c. - beginning of the 20th c.: steam navigation on Vistula river: transport of passengers and goods; construction of towns' waterfronts; the first steamer: British-built "Victoria" steam side-wheeler (1827-1831); shipping companies and their ships: 1840s-1918; the pontoon bridge over the Vistula river near Wloclawek 1865-1914; ports and granaries;… Read More

Part I (Part II has not released yet). Russian text, summary and ill. descr. in English. 21,5x28, Pb, laminated, new copy, 102pp. Richly illustrated: 4 full page color plates showing camouflage and markings, 71 b/w photographs and line drawings. Incl.: foreword; at the very beginnings; prototype aircraft: PB 4M-105TK (ANY-57), FB 2M-120TK, 103 2AM-35A (58), 103U 2AM-37 (103bis, 59), 103V 2M-82A (60); M-82 basoc engine; serial production: projects and reality: Factory 18, Voroniezh, 1941; Factory 166, Omsk, 1942; Factory 166, Omsk, 1945-50; Factory 124, Kazan, 1942; Factory 23, Moscow, 1943-49; Factory 39, Irkutsk, 1947-50; Factory 82, Moscow, 1947; Factory 1, Kuybushev, 1946; modifications: Tu-2 2M-82FN No. 716: standard type; Tu-2R reconnaissance aircraft; Tu-2Sh attack aircraft; Tu-2T torpedo carrier; Tu-2 SDB high speed daylight bomber; Tu-2P and Tu-1 fighter-interceptor; Tu-2D longe range bo,ber aircraft; UTB-2Ash-21 bomber trainer; English summary, camouflage schemes. SCARCE, OUT OF PRINT

Text in Polish. 17x24.5cm, Pb, new copy, 530pp. Incl.: preface; Polish merchant navy supporting allied military transport 1939-1940; Polish merchant marine companies in Great Britain and USA 1939-1945; Polish merchant navy after the fall of France 1940-1941; upgrading of Polish merchant vessels to support their wartime functions; Polish Shipowners Association in London; Polish merchant navy in British wartime service 1939-1946; insurance of sea and war risk; purchase of vessels in Great Britain and USA; Polish merchant navy as a part of the Allied merchant navy 1940-1945; list of ships and vessels. Massive reference. Heavy book (over 1 kg), will require extra postage.

21,5x30,5, Hb, laminated, light stain to pages egdes, otherwise VG copy, near mint inside; 223pp, well illustrated: 52 full page uniform color plates showing uniforms, headdress, insignia and specialists' patches and badges, 700 color photographs showing authorized units' heraldry: breast badges and shoulder patches. Descr. M1995 Polish Armed Forces dress regulations which are still in force except for receintly changed battle dress uniform. Incl.: introduction; military uniform: types of uniforms, military headdress, military badges, rules of wearing badges, officer ring, General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces; land forces emblems and badges: military districts, divisions, brigades, regiments, battalions, other units; air and air defence forces: divisions, brigades, regiments and squadrons, battalions, workshops, other units; navy: flotillas, squadrons, hadbour commands, aviation units; military education establishments and training centres; other commemorative badges; peacekeeping forces of the… Read More

Russian text. 13x20,5, Hb, laminatem, New copy, 640pp, several b/w illustrations in text (photographs of ships, portraits, maps). Eyewitness accounts of Vladimir Semenov, Imperial Russian Navy officer, participant of the Russo-Japanese War. "Rasplata" is about the author's experiences at Port Arthur and during the voyage of the Second Pacific Squadron under Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky; "The Battle of Tsushima" is devoted to great naval battle and events immediately prior to and following; "The price of blood" is about the author's experiences in Japanese Captivity, return to Russia and trial in St. Petersburg. Russian text.

Text in Polish. 21x29, Hb, 204pp. Richly illustrated album presenting wooden churches of Mazovia, east-central Poland.

21x29,5, Pb, new copy, 2nd corrected and enlarged edition, 120pp, 9 color plates showing camoufloage and markings, 19 1/35 scale plans, 157 b/w period photographs. Incl.: early period 1905-1920; Sd.Kfz.3; Schupo-Sonderwagen 21; 8/10-wheeled prototypes; Kfz.13 and 14; Sd.Kfz.221, 222, 223; Sd.Kfz.231, 232, 263 (6-Rad); 8-wheeled Sd.Kfz.231, 232, 263; Sd.Kfz.234; Sd.Kfz.260 and 261; Sd.Kfz.247; Bussig-NAG prototype; "Schildkrte" prototype; dummy and improvised armored cars. massive reference. Text in Polish, ill. descr. and summary in English

Text and illustrations description in English/Polish text. 20,5x29,5, Pb, laminated, new copy, 54pp. Descr. motor vehicles of the Polish Army in USSR. Well illustrated: 11 full page color plates showing camouflage and markings, 86 b/w photographs. Showing armored fighting vehicles, staff cars, trucks and motorcycles. Incl.: color and camouflage schemes; tactical markings, quick recognition markings; registration and serial numbers; slogans and specific emblems.

Polish text, scale plans and line drawings descry. in English. 21x29,5, Pb, laminated, as new copy, 72pp. Richly illustrated: 36 color and 32 b/w photographs, 33 detailed line drawings and 37 pages of 1:35 scale plans showing production variants. Incl.: the birth; Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausführung A (1/BW – Sd.Kfz.161); Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausführung B (2/BW – Sd.Kfz.161); Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausführung C (3/BW – Sd.Kfz.161); Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausführung D (4/BW, 5/BW – Sd.Kfz.161); Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausführung E (6/BW – Sd.Kfz.161); Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausführung F (7/BW – Sd.Kfz.161); Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausführung F2 (7/BW – Sd.Kfz.161); Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausführung G (8/BW – Sd.Kfz.161/1); Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausführung H (9/BW – Sd.Kfz.161/2); Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausführung J (9/BW – Sd.Kfz.161/2); special variants: Brückenlegepanzer IV; Infanterie Sturmsteg; Munitionsträger für Karlgerät; Tauchpanzer IV; Panzerfähre; Panzerbefehlswagen IV;… Read More

Text in Polish. 21.5x30cm, Hb, laminated, new copy, 436pp. Illustrated with 69 b/w photographs and 24 full page color plates showing types of cavalry and horse artillery horses, rank insignia, decorations and each regiment standard, breast badge, lance and pennant and cap bands). Incl.: foreword; horses, men and weapons: cavalry terminology, lancers battle technique, service and training, types of horses, horses coat colors, cavalryman personal equipment and weapons; Volhynian Cavalry Brigade: the origin, commanding officers, organizational structure; Espirit de Corps: 12th Podole Lancers: history, commanding officers, standard, uniform distinctions, decorations; 19th Wolhyn lancers: history, commanding officers, standard, uniform distinctions, decorations; 21st Vistula Lancers: history, commanding officers, standard, uniform distinctions, decorations; 2nd Horse Rifles: history, commanding officers, standard, uniform distinctions, decorations; 2nd Horse Artillery battalion: history, commanding… Read More

Text in Polish. 17x24cm, Pb, laminated, new copy, 94pp, 6 color and 40 b/w photographs. Vol. 62 from the series of books devoted to Polish Infantry of 1918-1939. Incl.: foreword; organization of border service; counter-contraband service; on the eve of WWII; Border Guard intelligence; intelligence organization; counter-contraband intelligence; military intelligence; war preparations; Border Guard strengthening; during the German and Slovak invasion of Poland 1939

Text in Polish. 17x24cm, Pb, laminated, new copy, 94pp, 6 color and 47 b/w photographs, 5 color plates showing uniforms, 3 color and 2 b/w plates showing border signs, 4 organization charts and 6 maps and plans. Vol. 60 from the series of books devoted to Polish Infantry of 1918-1939. Incl.: historical background; borders of Poland: Polish-Soviet border, Polish-Romanian border, Polish-Czechoslovak border, Polish-Hungarian border, Polish-German border, Free City of Gdansk and its borders, Polish-Lithuanian border, Polish-Latvian border; early Polish border police organizations; organization of the Border Guard; territorial organization of the Force; seizure of Zaolzie; on the eve of WWII; sea border guard; the Border Guard Central School; border guard dogs training facility; uniforms: 1925, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1939, types of dress, uniforms of the sea border guard; badges; weapons.

14x20,5, Pb, good copy (minor wear on cover), 156pp, 11 plans and drawings, 51 period b/w photographs. Descr. Warsaw "Mokotowo" airfield in 1910s-1948. Text in Polish.

14,5x20,5, Pb, VG, 93pp, 3 maps and plans, 64 b/w period photographs. Text and illustrations description in Polish.

14,5x20, Pb, VG (minor age wear to cover, text clean and tight), ex-owner sign, 200pp, 56 b/w photographs in text. Incl.: early years; interwar period: military aviation; aircraft industry; civil aviation; polish air force in WWII: on the eve of 1939 polish-german war, polish air force in France and Great Britain, with the aid to resistance in homeland, polish air force in the Eastern Front; postwar period: military aviation, aircraft industry, scieance and equipment, civil aviation. Text in Polish. Interesting reference.

Polish text. Vol. 197 in the series of books devoted to Polish Army weapons and equipment of the Polish-German war 1939. Pb, laminated, new copy, 64pp. Well illustrated: 6 color uniform plates (incl. 1 fold-out), 51 b/w illustrations. Incl.: foreword; concepts; out-of-school military training; in-school military training; reliefs; training; women's military training; training camps; shooting; uniforms; badges; scouting movement; during the war. Vol. 221 in the series of books devoted to Polish Army weapons and equipment of the Polish-German war 1939. Pb, laminated, new copy, 64pp. Well illustrated: 20 color uniform plates (incl. 1 fold-out), 4 color photographs, 51 b/w illustrations. Incl.: air military training; maritime military training; technicians military training; Krakusi mounted military training; motorised military training; railway military training; Polish Post military training; Forest Service military training; Union of Reservists; riflemen' s associations, Voluntary Labour Corps;… Read More

Polish text. 18,5x23, Pb, laminated, new copy, 442pp, 14 color profiles showing camouflage and markings, b/w photographs throughout. Incl.: evacuation from Poland; organization and living conditions in France; the phoney war (March 27-May 9i, 1940); 1st phase of French campaign (May 10-26, 1940); 2nd phase of French campaign (May 27-June 4, 1940); 3rd stage of French campaign (June 5-24, 1940); conclusions; annexes: military ranks; official list of Polish victories (Bajan's list); Polish fighter pilots victories over France; Polish pilots killed during the 1st half of 1940; aircraft of Polish Air Force in France: Arsenal VG-33, Bloch MB.152, Caudron Renault CR.714 Cyclone, Curtiss H.75 Hawk, Dewoitine D.501 and D.510, Dewoitine D.520, Kooolhoven FK.58, Morane Saulnier MS.406, Nieuport NiD.622. Massive reference. Heavy book

Polish text. 21x29, Hb, laminated, new copy, 140pp. Richly illustrated: more than 300 photographs.Descr. Bofors 37 mm gun manufactured in Poland before WWI. Incl.: introduction; purchase of a license and production start up; production; export sales; design and operation; technical data; wz.37 tank variant; wz.38 fortress variant; ammunition; transport; unit organization and tactics; crew training; anti-tank guns of the Polish Army before WWII; combat use in 1939. Massive reference.