Borghese Junio Valerio (9 results)

Condition: NEW.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Brossura. Condition: new. Firenze, 2025; br., pp. 324. (Sempreverdi). Nato come memoriale di guerra, divenuto documento storico di eccezionale rilievo e a tutti gli effetti un classico della storia militare, "Decima Flottiglia MAS" ricostruisce la nascita, lo sviluppo e l'impiego dei mezzi d'assalto della Regia Marina durante il secondo conflitto mondiale. Tra le pagine di Borghese - ufficiale di marina, innovatore tecnico e comandante carismatico - prendono vita gli uomini che diedero forma a una leggenda: Teseo Tesei, Salvatore Todaro, Luigi Durand de la Penne e molti altri protagonisti di imprese memorabili, compiute nel silenzio e nell'abisso. Ma il libro non è solo cronaca militare: è testimonianza di un'idea di onore, di disciplina e di sacrificio, destinata a sopravvivere alla sconfitta e al tempo. Scritto con sobrietà e rigore, questo testo fondativo della letteratura navale italiana restituisce la voce di una generazione di uomini che, di fronte al crollo delle istituzioni e al tradimento dell'8 settembre, continuarono a combattere in nome di un principio più alto della stessa vittoria. Libro.…

Paperback. Condition: New.

Leinen. 276 S. Schutzumschlag etw. berieben u. bestaubt u. etw. rissig u. teiw. abgerissen, Buchschnitt etw. bestaubt SL09A *.* Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 480.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Henry Regnery Company. Chicago. 1954. 261 pages. First American Edition, first printing. Shelf-rubbing along edges and at tips. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Green cloth panels are bright and clean as are the cream colored endpapers. Page edges lay tight and undisturbed without any soiling. Uncommon rare and desirable DJ with the classic frogmen illustration that resembles scifi classic Creature from the Black Lagoon. $4.50 price is clipped from flap. DJ shows rubbing along folds, chipping at corners and shallow chipping at heel and crown. Considering how scarce the American DJ is, it is collectible in just about any condition. This book chronicles the true and specific adventures of the Black Prince and his elite suicide squad of Italian Frogmen during WWII, a covert group of naval commandos and saboteurs responsible for the then mysterious sinking of 4 warships and 27 merchant ships. The highly controversial Prince Junio Valerio Borghese was imprisoned after the war only to be released and lead a failed coup to then escape to Spain and live out the remainder of his life in exile before dying under mysterious conditions in the form of a heavy dose of arsenic in his food. An incredible true life account of the Black Prince's suicide squad of human torpedoes and their exploits during WWII. VG/VG-.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Henry Regnery Company. Chicago. 1954. 261 pages. First American Edition, first printing. Book is about fine, no flaws of note other than a touch of shelf-rubbing at tips. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Green cloth panels are bright and clean as are the cream colored endpapers. Page edges lay tight and undisturbed without any soiling. Uncommon rare and desirable DJ with the classic frogmen illustration that resembles scifi classic Creature from the Black Lagoon. $4.50 price intact on flap. Unlike the book the DJ shows wear along edges with shallow chipping, 2 closed tears and minimal soiling on rear. Considering how scarce the American DJ is, it is collectible in just about any condition. This book chronicles the true and specific adventures of the Black Prince and his elite suicide squad of Italian Frogmen during WWII, a covert group of naval commandos and saboteurs responsible for the then mysterious sinking of 4 warships and 27 merchant ships. The highly controversial Prince Junio Valerio Borghese was imprisoned after the war only to be released and lead a failed coup to then escape to Spain and live out the remainder of his life in exile before dying under mysterious conditions in the form of a heavy dose of arsenic in his food. An incredible true life account of the Black Prince's suicide squad of human torpedoes and their exploits during WWII. NF/VG-.…