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Swept Channels - Being an Account of the Work of the Minesweepers in the Great War
by Dorling, Taprell (Taffrail)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1935. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 388 pages. Index. Short bibliography. Numerous black and white photographic plates. Maps. Diagrams. "During WWI the Germans laid 43,636 mines in all parts of the world, though principally in the North Sea round about the British Isles. The bulk of the minesweeping fell upon Britain. At one period one minesweeper was lost for every two mines swept up, while each time a sweeper was sunk half her crew were killed or drowned. In all, we lost 214 Minesweepers during the four years and three months that the war lasted." - Introduction. Above-average wear. Backstrip loose but present. Hinges intact. Dust jacket not included. A worthy reading copy. Bibliographic reference: Enser p.223..
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Swept Channels - Being an Account of the Work of the Minesweepers in the Great War
- Author
- Dorling, Taprell (Taffrail)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- Mines Minesweeping Mine-Sweeping World War I One Naval Great Britain Royal Navy R.N. Grand Fleet Sweepers Minelaying Submarines U-Boats Minelayers Scarborough Minefield Dardanelles Totnes Unit Dover Belgian Coast
- Bookseller catalogs
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- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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