Search Results: Commando Strike by Kenneth MacKsey

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London: Leo Cooper, 1985. 227 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H). B&w photographs, maps. "(Macksey's) detailed research, in England and in America, into the development of Amphibious Raiding Forces, presents a fascinating and unrevealed insight into the extraordinarily haphazard way in which this form of irregular warfare evolved on both sides of the Atlantic. In the background stand the politicians, who show little consistency of purpose or harmony of intent; nearer the foreground senior officers reveal inter-Service rivalry and no little degree of personal animosity, as much in London as in Washington. Between them, and the brave men to whom this book is a tribute, and whose exploits are retold in their after-action reports, stood innumerable problems which the author examines in detail: inadequate supplies, lack of information about weather, beaches and tides and, most vitally, about the opposition likely to be encountered, which caused many planned raids to be stillborn and many others… Read More

Londion, England: Secker & Warburg, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. British First. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; small remainder lot on bottom edge near spine; oddly enough the dust jacket appears to be from Stoddart, a Canadian publisher; however a solid, clean reading copy; illustrated with black and white photographs and maps; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover; 228 pages.

Secker & Warburg. Used - Good. Bargain book!

London, Guild Publishing, 1985.. 8vo; pp. xvi, 227; 7 full-page maps, 16 b/w illustrations, bibliography, index; original cloth, dustjacket, a fine copy.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1985. First edition. hardcover. good/very good. 8vo. pp.227, previous owners embossed stamp on title page

London: London: Guild, 1985, 1985. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book Club. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Book Club Associates 1985. Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

London: Leon Amiel, 1985. The Story of Amphibious Raiding in World War II. Pp. xxvi+228(last blank), 12 plates, 7 maps, bibliography, index; med 8vo; red boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Leo Cooper in association with Secker & Warburg, London, 1985. First edition..

London: Secker & Warburg [0-436-27025-0] [1985], 1st edition. (Hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 227pp. Maps, photographs, bibliography, index. (World War 2, Amphibious Warfare).

London: Guild Publishing, 1985 As much can be learned about the conduct of the Second World War by the examination of what was planned, but never happened, as by the endless re-examination of what actually took place. 229pp with b/w plates.

London: Guild Publishing, 1985. 1st edition. Fine. octavo. dust jacket xxvi + 227pp., b/w pls., maps, bibliog., index, Story of Amphibious Raiding in WWII