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ARK ROYAL: The Life, Death and Rediscovery of the Legendary Second World War Aircraft Carrier
by ROSSITER, Mike
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0593055519
- ISBN 13
- 9780593055519
- Seller
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Alton, Hampshire, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Bantam Press, 2006. The story of the third Royal Navy ship to carry the name Ark Royal. Launched in 1937, the aircraft carrier saw significant action in WW2, but was sunk by a U-boat off Gibraltar in 1941. The author also recounts his own part in the discovery of the ship's wreck in 2004. 302 pages + xvi prelims. 24 pages of b/w & colour photographs. Black boards in jacket. Condition: There is a small ink inscription on the first page, and the page edges are browning a little. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. 24 Cm x 16 Cm.
Synopsis
Mike Rossiter is an independent documentary filmmaker, whose work has been nominated for BAFTA and EMMY awards. In 2001 he filmed the search and recovery of the body of Donald Campbell and his record-breaking jet boat, Bluebird, from Coniston Water. Publication of Ark Royal is accompanied by a BBC documentary.
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- Bookseller
- Peter White Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22359
- Title
- ARK ROYAL: The Life, Death and Rediscovery of the Legendary Second World War Aircraft Carrier
- Author
- ROSSITER, Mike
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0593055519
- ISBN 13
- 9780593055519
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- Sea, Maritime, Ships, Shipping, Nautical, Second World War Two, Royal Navy, Naval, Fleet Air Arm, Aircraft Carriers, HMS Ark Royal
- Bookseller catalogs
- World War Two;
- Size
- 24 Cm x 16 Cm
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter White Books
Biblio member since 2005
Alton, Hampshire, Hampshire
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