Author: MULLENHEIM-RECHBERG Burkard von
Title: Battleship Bismarck. A Survivor's Story. Translated [from the German] by Jack Sweetman. NEAR FINE COPY OF THE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION
Description: Bodley Head,, [1981]. 8vo., First UK Edition, with portrait frontispiece, numerous photographs and charts in the text, and endpaper maps, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in white, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at head and tail of backstrip. Fascinating and long-awaited account by the senior survivor, who served in her as Fourth Gunnery Officer throughout her career. Some very useful photographs. Striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork specially commissioned from Thomas G Webb. First edition in English; published in the US in the preceding year. Enser, pp.23, 110; Law, 1685.

Keywords: naval, ww2, wwii, royal navy, german navy, kreigsmarine, bismarck, battleships, burkard von mullenheim-rechberg


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