THE LOST SHIPS OF GUADALCANAL Exploring the Ghost Fleet of the South Pacific
BALLARD, Robert .D :;
ISBN 10: 186373533X ISBN 13: 9781863735339
Published by ANn Allen & Unwin, Madison Press Book, London, Ontario & NSW, 1993
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First Edition. 4to.pp.228. Profusely illustrated in colour and black & white, with fold out plates.bibliography, index, with never before seen photos of H.M.A.S. Canberra.Small mark, removal of label on half title. Original blue hardcover titled in gilt in pictorial dust wrapper. Seller Inventory # 192254
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A chronicle of the search for the ships sunk during the Battle of Guadalcanal integrates a first-person narrative of the expedition with photographs of ships from both sides lost in the battle. TV tie-in. 150,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo. Tour.
From Booklist: Dozens of battered warships lie beneath the constricted waters off Guadalcanal, justifying the macabre moniker of Iron Bottom Sound. Unseen for 50 years, this submarine battlefield received its first visitor in 1992, aquanaut Robert Ballard. The twisted, encrusted shapes he saw are here spread out with the same lavish pictorial formula used in his enormously popular albums on the Titanic and the Bismarck. Prewar photos of battleships in dress regalia contrast graphically with eerie paintings and photos of shell and torpedo strikes that destroyed them and their crews. Now--as in the moment of foundering during the half dozen sharp, short naval battles around the island--guns aim askew, fatal holes gape wide, and turret plates peel back. The Titanic and the Bismarck--both on maiden voyages--sailed to the deep with ill-fated majesty. But Ballard treats these unheralded ships--American, Australian, and Japanese--with the same technical accuracy and awesome reverence. The author's name alone should trigger demand. Where will Ballard dive next? Jutland? Trafalgar? Gilbert Taylor
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Title: THE LOST SHIPS OF GUADALCANAL Exploring the ...
Publisher: ANn Allen & Unwin, Madison Press Book, London, Ontario & NSW
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition
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THE LOST SHIPS OF GUADALCANAL
Published by
Allen & Unwin. Sydney. ., 1993
ISBN 10: 186373533X
ISBN 13: 9781863735339
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australia
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1st Australian edition. 228 PP with over 300 b/w & colour illustrations. Half title page: Crest of the 1st Marine Division. Title spread: Rusting hull on landing Beach. Eps: Fleet under attack. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Near fine. 28.8 x 22.2. The Guadalcanal campaign with compelling stories of sailors and warships, resting in Iron Bottom Sound. Seller Inventory # 62337
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Lost Ships of Guadalcanal, The: Exploring the Ghost Fleet of the South Pacific
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Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, Australia, 1993
ISBN 10: 186373533X
ISBN 13: 9781863735339
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Seller: Reading Habit, Buttaba, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Australian Edition. Hardcover with blue cloth boards and pictorial dust jacket, first Australian edition, 1265g, 227pgs, illustrated endpapers. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. Boards and dust jacket are also in good condition with only mild shelf wear. Dust jacket shows a few small nicks, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional postage. Seller Inventory # WARSEA26
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