Arms & Armour Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Date: 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0853685932 . 283pp, sl browning to edges of leaves of book, small scar to dw, some shelf wear, fading to spine, ; 235x155mm . 1983. Arms & Armour Press ISBN 0853685932 9780853685937 [GB]

Arms and Armour Press, London, Date: 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 283 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Edges foxed and browned. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Shrouded in secrecy, the Special Boats Squadron, the SBS, has always been the subject of much conjecture and speculation. An elite, semi-clandestine yet military body of men, their reputation is as formidable as that of their Army counterpart, the SAS. He outlines its activity during the Second World War and traces its next movements, when it became part of the Royal Marines, where the author served. The role of the SBS was little known until it came to prominence in the Falklands conflict. There, SBS teams operated in parallel with their SAS counterparts, probing the Argentine-held islands and feeding back essential intelligence information. In an island war, they were very much in their element, and they played a key part in reconnoitring the eventual landing site for the Task Force at San Carlos. Like the SAS, the SBS packs a punch way out of proportion to its size. Each man is a specialist; but each is trained to the legendary standard that makes this an elite unit. All are qualified ...

ISBN10: 0853685932, ISBN13: 9780853685937, [publisher: Arms and Armour Press, London] Hardcover First Edition First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 283 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Edges foxed and browned. This book is available and ready to be shipped. Shrouded in secrecy, the Special Boats Squadron, the SBS, has always been the subject of much conjecture and speculation. An elite, semi-clandestine yet military body of men, their reputation is as formidable as that of their Army counterpart, the SAS. He outlines its activity during the Second World War and traces its next movements, when it became part of the Royal Marines, where the author served. The role of the SBS was little known until it came to prominence in the Falklands conflict. There, SBS teams operated in parallel with their SAS counterparts, probing the Argentine-held islands and feeding back essential intelligence information. In an island war, they were very much in their element, and they played a key part in reconnoitring the eventual landing site for the Task Force at San Carlos. Like the SAS, the SBS packs a punch way out of proportion to its size. Each man is a specialist; but each is trained to the legendary standard that makes this an elite unit. All are ...
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Arms & Armour Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. Date: 1983. First Edition. 0853685932 . 235x155mm; The history of the Special Boat Squadron from WW2 to the present, 283pp. . 1983. Arms & Armour Press ISBN 0853685932 9780853685937 [GB]

ISBN10: 0853685932, ISBN13: 9780853685937, [publisher: Arms and Armour Press, United Kingdom] Hardcover First Edition First edition, first impression 1983 very good hardback, foxing to page edges, bumps to bottom board edges, in a very good dust wrapper, corners and edges rubbed. No inscription. Not price clipped. 283 pages with index. 3 Appendices. Maps. Illustrations.
[Perth, WA, Australia] [Publication Year: 1983]
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London, Arms & Armour Press first edition - h/c in d.j. Shrouded in secrecy, the SBS has been subect to much conjecture and speculation. An elite, semi-clandestine yet military body of men, their reputation is as formidable as that of their Army counterpart, the SAS. The author has succeeded in penetrating beyond the mythology to reveal many little-known aspects of Britain's premier seaborne ""special force"". 235 x 157mm., pp. 283, b/w plates, maps & illustrations, appends., index. Contents near fine - no inscriptions, d.j. no tears. NEAR FINE/VG ISBN: 0853685932 Date: 1983. London, Arms & Armour Press ISBN 0853685932 9780853685937 [AU]

Arms and Armour. very nice copy . Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd printing. Date: 1983. 1983. Arms and Armour ISBN 0853685932 9780853685937 [US]

London: Book Club Associates. (BCA). VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. Date: 1983. First Edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 283pp. . 1983. Book Club Associates. (BCA) ISBN 0853685932 9780853685937 [GB]

London: Arms and Armour Press, Date: 1983. Book. Very Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 6 x 9.25"; 283pp; blue cloth with silver; dustwrapper; illustrated; very good copy;. 1983. Arms and Armour Press ISBN 0853685932 9780853685937 [GB]

ISBN10: 0853685932, ISBN13: 9780853685937, [publisher: London : Arms and Armour Press] Hardcover Originele blauwe linnen band met zilveropdruk, stofomslag, illustraties en kaartjes in z/w, 8vo.
[Almere, Netherlands] [Publication Year: 1983]

Book Club Associates, London, Date: 1983. Book Club Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 283 pages; Impressively map and photo illustrated. 1983. Book Club Associates, London ISBN 0853685932 9780853685937 [IE]

ISBN10: 0853685932, ISBN13: 9780853685937, [publisher: London : Arms and Armour Press] Hardcover Originele blauwe linnen band met zilveropdruk, stofomslag, illustraties en kaartjes in z/w, 8vo.
[Almere, Netherlands] [Publication Year: 1983]

ISBN10: 0853685932, ISBN13: 9780853685937, [publisher: Arms and Armour Press, London] Hardcover 6 x 9.25"; 283pp; blue cloth with silver; dustwrapper; illustrated; very good copy;
[Reading, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1983]

Annapolis, MD: The Naval Institute Press, Date: 1983. 284 pp. Original blue covers, very bright and clean. Top of spine slightly bumped. DJ has modest edge wear. Illust. w/ b/w photos and maps. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1983. The Naval Institute Press ISBN 0853685932 9780853685937 [US]

London: Arms And Armour Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Date: 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0853685932 . Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Book and dust jacket are crisp and clean, with tight binding, sharp corners, and just a touch of wear. Inked name of former owner on front free endpage. Map and photo illustrations. 8vo. 283 pp. Including index. In protective Mylar. . 1983. Arms And Armour Press ISBN 0853685932 9780853685937 [US]

London: Arms And Armour Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Date: 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0853685932 . Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Book and dust jacket are crisp and clean, with tight binding, sharp corners, and just a touch of wear. Map and photo illustrations. 8vo. 283 pp. Including index. In protective Mylar. . 1983. Arms And Armour Press ISBN 0853685932 9780853685937 [US]

ISBN10: 0853685932, ISBN13: 9780853685937, [publisher: Book Club Associates, London] Hardcover Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 283 pages; Impressively map and photo illustrated. 1 Kg.
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1983]
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ISBN10: 0853685932, ISBN13: 9780853685937, [publisher: Arms and Armour Press] Hardcover First Edition Hardcover in dust jacket. Blue boards, clean and sharp. Protected, price unclipped, dustjacket crisp. Book firm in binding, 272 pages include Index, b&w photographs and illustrations. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 283 pages
[Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1983]

London: Arms and Armour Press [0-85368-593-2] 1983, 2nd printing. (Hardcover) 283pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Maps, diagrams, photographs, appendices, index. "Shrouded in secrecy, the SBS has hitherto been subject to much conjecture and speculation. An elite, semi-clandestine yet military body of men, their reputation is as formidable as that of their Army counterpart, the SAS". Book about Special Boat Squadron. (World War 2, Military History, World War II). Arms and Armour Press ISBN 0853685932 9780853685937 [CA]

London Arms And Armour Press 1983 Reprint Hard Cover Very Good in Very Good jacket

Naval Institute Press, Date: 1983-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1983. Naval Institute Press ISBN 0853685932 9780853685937 [US]