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MARDER**, ARTHUR J: : FROM THE DREADNOUGHT TO SCAPA FLOW: THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE FISHER ERA,1904-1919 - Vol 1: THE ROAD TO WAR,1904-1914

LONDON.OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS,1966.

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,reprint,1st thus. [Originally and first published in 1961.This edn - reprinted lithographically in 1966 - the first reprint - so 1st thus.] VG++/VG.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,monochrome photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with red lettering to front +spine/backstrip; with minimal shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - some minor nicks or tears present,but all with miniscule loss.Top edges with light toning and faint,barely discernible dust-soiling spotting,fore-edges brighter with minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting - all though,generally clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st reprint edn,vii-xxiipp+3- 458pp [paginated] includes author's preface, separate contents+illustrations lists/tables,Pts I+II comprising chapters I-XIV (1-14) and an appendix,8pp contemporary b/w portrait photographs and illus reproductions,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title,b/w portrait frntis (Admiral of the Fleet,Sir John Fisher), title page,a dedication,individual Pts separator pages and 2pp blanks at the rear of the book. 'It is upon the Navy under the Providence of God that the safety,honour and welfare of this realm do chiefly attend' - this has never been more strongly felt than by many British people in the period 1904-19,the era of Anglo-German naval rivalry and the ensuing Great War.The British side of this rivalry is the central theme on which the author has kept his eyes fixed,while,of course,not neglecting the many other facets of British naval history in the period.The personality of Sir John Fisher,First Sea Lord from 1904 to 1910,naturally dominates the first part of this volume,and at the end appears the figure of the 'former naval person', Winston Churchill,First Lord in 1914 as he was to be again in 1939.The story,well known in its outlines,has been filled in with fascinating detail obtained from many collections of unpublished official papers to which the author has had access.He has also made good use of the personal papers left by participants,and has had the full co-operation of the Admiralty,and the result is a book of first-rate importance for its factual authority.The author has also kept in mind the dictum that 'the art of telling a story is an essential qualification for writing history'. See also,my book ID rja767518 for Volume III (of 5 published) of this same pre and post Great War's Royal Navy history. Please contact seller,because of the heavier weight and the value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

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