About this title: On Wednesday 10 December 1941, the third day of the war with Japan, two Royal Navy capital ships were sunk off Malaya by air torpedo attack. They had not requested the air support that could have saved them and 840 men died in the battleship "HMS Prince of Wales" and the battle cruiser "HMS Repulse". Taking full advantage of British Second World War documents and the Japanese Official History, the authors re-create for the reader not only what happened on that sunny morning, but also what it was like for the men involved. They dispose of several myths to explain what happened in those ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin, 1979,
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780140048995ISBN:0140048995
Description: Paperback, 366pp, illustrated, owner's inscription on title page and endpapers (by a survivor), edges browned, text clean and sound, Good conditon. ISBN: 0140048995. read more
Edition: Book Club
Binding: Gray Hardcover
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780140048995ISBN:0140048995
Description: Very Good in Very Good Not Clipped No Price jacket. 8 1/2 X 5 3/4. The pages are clean, bright and firm and tight in its binding, very light edge foxing. Boards, spine, edges and corners good+. No conspicuous wear. If needed for research, analysis, lucubrations, dissertation or just enjoyment, this is the one, a nice issue. 302 pages, appendices, acknowledgments, bibliography & indexed. Illustrated with B/W photos & four maps. read more
Edition: First Penguin Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Books, London
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780713910421ISBN:0713910429
Description: Meredith Norman. Very Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Takes full advantage of British Second World War documents and the Japanese Official History to dispose of several myths in recreating not only what happened on that sunny morning off Malaya but also what it was like for the men involved. Clean copy with some faint sunning to page edges-366 pages including index. Previous owner's sticker inside cover. Protected in a clear, plastic cover. Next post dispatch. read more
Description: 8vo, Pp366, Idx, Appdx, Illust, b/w plates, Maps, ex-lib, cancelled, new eps, rubbed lwr edges else GOOD. The Disasterous sinking of Two Royal Navy Warships Off The Malayan Coast in 1941. read more
Description: London 1977, Allen Lane, first UK edition, hard bound in dust jacket, 6x9, FINE/FINE CONDITION, ( dj is price clipped), 366 pages, illus, maps, appendices, bibliog, index................................... ......................................At 11.00 on Wednesday 10 December 1941, the crews of a formation of Japanese Navy Mitsubishi Type 96 aircraft sighted two large warships escorted by three destroyers steaming on a easterly course some fifty miles off the coast of Malaya. One merchant ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780141391199ISBN:0141391197
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Allen Lane, Penguin Press
ISBN-13:9780713910421ISBN:0713910429
Description: Vg in dw. Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels-General The disastrous WWII losses of Her Majesty's Battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse in the defence of Singapore, December, 1941. UL-131204. 366pp, 34 plates, appendices, bibliography, index. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 28/06/1979
ISBN-13:9780140048995ISBN:0140048995
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Allen Lane
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780713910421ISBN:0713910429
Description: Tells for the first time the full story of the Prince of Wales & Repulse disaster. The authors dispose of several old myths and take full advantage of the recent release of British World War 2 documents and of the Japanese Official History. hardback illustrated with b&w plates. slight dust jacket edge wear (creases etc) otherwise very good condition in price clipped dust jacket. Pages: 366. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hard Board
Publisher: Allen Lane, London
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780713910421ISBN:0713910429
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. Used hardback in very good condition, dust jacket has been put in plastic case for protection. This book tells for the first time the story of the Prince of Wales and Repulse disaster. The authors dispose of several old myths and take full advantage of the recent release of British Second World War documents and of the Japanese Official History, which has not been used before in this connection and which gives a fascinating view of the Japanese side of the battle. ... read more
Description: Good. 0140048995 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780141391199ISBN:0141391197
Description: Good. Our aim is to create value for our customers through the provision of low cost, affordable products and an overall satisfying buying experience. read more
Description: Unsigned 4 Maps. 34 Illus. 366 Pages. 13 x 23cms. Good in D/W Loss of the Prince of Wales & Repulse. Full story from Brit. & Jap. sides. 2 text fig. Index. read more
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