Search Results: Titles starting with N from William Robertson

London: BCA , 1987. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Essential guide to NATO's air capability in the late 1980s from an established authority on the subject. Examines strengths, organisation and distribution of front-line NATO squadrons, as well as their transport and supply back-up organisation, in all major fronts: Northern Flank; Central Front; and the Southern Flank. Masses of detailed information on aircraft performance and operational capability, accompanied by numerous colour and b&w photographs. Probably required reading for every Soviet Air Force intelligence officer during the Cold War. Contains 146 pages, 30 x 215cm, and illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos plus maps. Blue cloth boards in Very Good pictorial dust jacket, internally Very Good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

Manchester : Baseline , 1992. Paperback. Good +. Good+/-. An investigation and clear analysis of current (at time of publication) health reforms, including alternative ways forward. Size, 19.5 x 13.5cm, 117 pages. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Illustrared card covers in fair-to-good condition. Internally, good+: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: BCA, 1980. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. London: BCA, 1980. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Hardback. Reprint. VG+/VG A highly illustrated history of the Napoleonic Wars. The author weaves together military, naval, economic and diplomatic strands to provide a comprehensive understanding of these times. These were wars in which every nation in Europe (bar tiny Montenegro) were involved at some stage, with battles fought from Java in the east to Buenos Aires in the west; from Finland in the North to Cape Town in the south. At sea, naval engagements took place in every ocean of the world, making the Napoleonic Wars the first truly global conflict. A very readable and insightful account of this monumental period of European history. Contains 232 pages, 25.5 x 19.5cm, with over 100 b&w, and 13 colour, illustrations, including contemporary battle plans plus seven maps. Blue cloth boards in illustrated, price-clipped dust jacket showing slight shelf wear, otherwise… Read More

London: Jane's , 1982. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Authorative guide to modern naval armament, world-wide. Includes comprehensive data and background information on both surface and submarine-launched missile systems; anti-ship & anti-aircraft systems; guns, missiles and torpedoes. Accompanied by over 100 clear b&w photographs. Size 265 x 20.5cm, 144 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w photos. Blue cloth boards in pictorial dust jacket showing minor shelf wear, otherwise Good. Internally very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Ted Smart//HarperCollins, 2000. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/fine. London: Ted Smart//HarperCollins, 2000. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Hardback. Reprint. Fine/Fine. From an acknowledged expert in the subject, this is a highly illustrated and comprehensive look at the Royal Navy and naval warfare in the age of sail. Covers such broad topics as, The Seven Years War; the American Revolution; the Royal Navy and exploration; the Napoleonic Wars, and Britain v. the USA 1812-15. If you want to know how ships were built, crewed and fought in these periods, this is the book for you. An absolute must for naval historians or Royal Navy enthusiasts. Contains 240 pages, 29 x 23cm, and illustrated throughout with colour and b&w artwork, including contemporary paintings, plus ship plans and cutaways. Illustrated, laminated boards in identical illustrated dust jacket. Internally, Fine: bright, clean and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new.