Sueter Sir Murray (18 results)

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Condition: New. 2023 sb reprint (of original pub 1937). 392 pages , with 61 illustrationsPublished Price £15 A banker and RNAS officer, Sueter became Secretary of the Landships Committee and Head of the Mechanical Warfare Supply Department of the Ministry of Munitions. This naval involvement in the tank's development explains such nautical tank terms as hatch, hull, bow and ports. Sueter was somewhat embittered as, in 1917, he clashed with the Admiralty and was posted to command the RNAS in Italy. While in Italy, Sueter sent a letter to King George which incurred the displeasure of the Sea Lords and he was relieved of command. He was given no work from 1918 to 1920 when he was retired as a rear-admiral. As might be expected, his tone is highly controversial. After leaving the Royal Navy he advised the United States and France on the development of armour. Book.…

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Mint paperback reprint of a 1941 publication. 452pp. : Admiral Murray Sueter played a personal role in the development of the tank, and for that reason is a little partisan in parts of this account. However the advantage to the reader lies in the story of the development of armoured fighting vehicles from the point of view of a participant. The book tells of the birth of the idea through to use in battle. A further important factor is that is this edition covers tank development up to the Second World War, and the author has expanded his original to include comments on foreign tanks and anti-tank methods.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Spine rather darkened, covers very slty marked. Contemporary signature of Hugh Fraser on end paper. A RARE book with many unique photographs of tanks in operation.There is no dust jacket to this copy. Collates thus: Collates thus:xii, [1], 14-352, {14] ads.Frontispiece plus 55 illustrations and 2 diagrams. …

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Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 668. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1907 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 668.…