Description

2 vols., 4to., First Edition, with illustrated titles and very numerous photographs and maps throughout; cloth (black/red respectively) , gilt backs, a near fine set in dustwrapper. Ian Allan's acclaimed 'Sea Battles in Close-Up' series, launched in 1970 and continued through to 1976, constitutes a landmark in British naval publishing. Compiled by a carefully selected cadre of authors, many of whom have since developed reputations as naval historians of international standing, the series was universally praised for its accuracy and detail. The first compendium volume (1988) collects eight of the original sixteen volumes, and adds two new engagements - Barents Sea and Midway; the second volume (1993) collects the remaining volumes. In this new edition, the original accounts are considerably revised and updated in the light of fresh evidence.