2021, ISBN: 9780425062951

Lympne Castle, Kent: Harry Margary, 1982. 2nd Edition. Framed. Near Fine. Size of Image: 17.5 x 22.5 inches (plus 2 inches of text at bottom)Size of glass frame: 25.5 x 28.5 inchesOrigi… Plus…

Lympne Castle, Kent: Harry Margary, 1982. 2nd Edition. Framed. Near Fine. Size of Image: 17.5 x 22.5 inches (plus 2 inches of text at bottom)Size of glass frame: 25.5 x 28.5 inchesOriginally published in 1751, this circa 1982 reprint shows Serieux and Gloire taken from the French after battle at Cape Finisterre on 3rd May 1747.Text reads;Size of Image: 17.5 x 22.5 inches (plus 2 inches of text at bottom)Size of glass frame: 25.5 x 28.5 inches the Hon. William Rowley Esq., Admiral of the White Squadron of his majesty's fleet. This plate is most humbly dedicated, being the exact stern views of his majesty's ships INTREPID, of 70 guns,(late the SERIEUX) and the GLOIRE two of the six french ships of war taken the 3rd of May 1747 by the British fleet under the command of Lord Anson. Portraits of the French and Spanish ships taken by Lord Anson Vice Admiral of the Blue), Captain Buckle and Sir Edward Hawke (Rear Admiral of the White) in two strategically important sea battles in 1747. At this time, Britain was determined to open up Spanish America and the West Indies to trade and Spain was determined to prevent this. Meanwhile, France threatened to invade the English shore, which led to Britain declaring war on France in 1744. By 1747, the spoils of war were about even when two, hard fought sea battles off the Bay of Biscay in May and October that year changed the whole course of the struggle in Britain's' favour. There are surprisingly few paintings recording these two victories at sea; careful drawings of captured ships were, however, made by Robert Shaw: eight relating to ships taken from Admiral de la Jonquiere in the first battle and four taken from Admiral de l'Etenduere in the second., Harry Margary, 1982, 4, New York: Berkley Books, 1983. Presumed 1st Paperback Edition. Presumed first printing. Mass market paperback. Good. 380 pages, Wraps. Illustrations. Some cover wear and soiling. Some page soiling and discoloration. VERY SCARCE. Jasper Maskelyne and a hand-picked group of men known as The Magic Gang created an incredible array of illusions and special effects on the battlefields of North Africa during World War II. David Fisher is the author of more than twenty New York Times bestsellers. His work has also appeared in most major magazines and many newspapers. He is the author of more than 80 books, among them 24 New York Times bestsellers, and has been a frequent contributor to major magazines and newspapers. He is the only writer ever to have a work of non-fiction, a novel and a reference book offered simultaneously by the Book-of-the Month Club. The War Magician, based on the true story of magician Jasper Maskelyne, who used the techniques of stage magic against Rommel in the desert and whose classic deceptions were key to victory at El Alamein, was initially optioned by Paramount for Tom Cruise but currently is under option to Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch, has been published in 12 countries. In 2021, it was announced that Colin Trevorrow would direct War Magician, with Benedict Cumberbatch as the star. Jasper Maskelyne (29 September 1902 - 15 March 1973) was a British stage magician in the 1930s and 1940s. He was one of an established family of stage magicians. He is most remembered for his accounts of his work for the British military during the WWII, in which he created large-scale ruses, deception, and camouflage in an effort to defeat the Nazis. Derived from a Kirkus review: The camouflage exploits of British music-hall magician Jasper Maskelyne and his six-man experimental unit, the Magic Gang, in 1941-42 North Africa are the subject of this spellbinding narrative. Fisher's account, and his reference to the camouflage work of others, gives each Maskelyne feat the look of a nail in Hitler's coffin. The feats were deucedly clever, and the details of their contrivance are intriguing. There was, first off, the way camouflage trainees Maskelyne and Knox caught the attention of Lord Gott by making the Nazi battleship Graf Spee appear to be sailing down the Thames; the way the Magic Gang whipped up 50,000 gallons of sand-colored camouflage paint, for Wavell's tanks, out of Worcestershire sauce, spoiled flour, cement, and (to give it the proper color) camel dung; the way they made tanks materialize for Wavell "out of thin air"--or, out from under undistinguishable ten-ton trucks; the way they made Alexandria harbor disappear, hid the Suez Canal, conjured up a fleet of subs, produced a 720 ft. battleship, suggesting to Maskelyne the double-bluff ("fake" camouflage) he'd use in deceiving the Germans as to Montgomery's intentions at Alamein. Meanwhile, Knox's fiery death following a forced landing prompts Maskelyne to devise a fire-resistant cream; and Maskelyne and one of the Gang get lost and almost perish in the desert. He is sustained throughout by thoughts of wife Kathy--whence finally cometh peace. Maskelyne's later, broader WW II efforts are alluded to in the epilogue, as is his death in Kenya: there's both more to the story than Fisher tells here, but readers can settle in and enjoy the bona fide deceptions., Berkley Books, 1983, 2.5<

2021, ISBN: 9780425062951

New York: Berkley Books, 1983. Presumed 1st Paperback Edition. Presumed first printing. Mass market paperback. Good. 380 pages, Wraps. Illustrations. Some cover wear and soiling. Som… Plus…

New York: Berkley Books, 1983. Presumed 1st Paperback Edition. Presumed first printing. Mass market paperback. Good. 380 pages, Wraps. Illustrations. Some cover wear and soiling. Some page soiling and discoloration. VERY SCARCE. Jasper Maskelyne and a hand-picked group of men known as The Magic Gang created an incredible array of illusions and special effects on the battlefields of North Africa during World War II. David Fisher is the author of more than twenty New York Times bestsellers. His work has also appeared in most major magazines and many newspapers. He is the author of more than 80 books, among them 24 New York Times bestsellers, and has been a frequent contributor to major magazines and newspapers. He is the only writer ever to have a work of non-fiction, a novel and a reference book offered simultaneously by the Book-of-the Month Club. The War Magician, based on the true story of magician Jasper Maskelyne, who used the techniques of stage magic against Rommel in the desert and whose classic deceptions were key to victory at El Alamein, was initially optioned by Paramount for Tom Cruise but currently is under option to Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch, has been published in 12 countries. In 2021, it was announced that Colin Trevorrow would direct War Magician, with Benedict Cumberbatch as the star. Jasper Maskelyne (29 September 1902 - 15 March 1973) was a British stage magician in the 1930s and 1940s. He was one of an established family of stage magicians. He is most remembered for his accounts of his work for the British military during the WWII, in which he created large-scale ruses, deception, and camouflage in an effort to defeat the Nazis. Derived from a Kirkus review: The camouflage exploits of British music-hall magician Jasper Maskelyne and his six-man experimental unit, the Magic Gang, in 1941-42 North Africa are the subject of this spellbinding narrative. Fisher's account, and his reference to the camouflage work of others, gives each Maskelyne feat the look of a nail in Hitler's coffin. The feats were deucedly clever, and the details of their contrivance are intriguing. There was, first off, the way camouflage trainees Maskelyne and Knox caught the attention of Lord Gott by making the Nazi battleship Graf Spee appear to be sailing down the Thames; the way the Magic Gang whipped up 50,000 gallons of sand-colored camouflage paint, for Wavell's tanks, out of Worcestershire sauce, spoiled flour, cement, and (to give it the proper color) camel dung; the way they made tanks materialize for Wavell "out of thin air"--or, out from under undistinguishable ten-ton trucks; the way they made Alexandria harbor disappear, hid the Suez Canal, conjured up a fleet of subs, produced a 720 ft. battleship, suggesting to Maskelyne the double-bluff ("fake" camouflage) he'd use in deceiving the Germans as to Montgomery's intentions at Alamein. Meanwhile, Knox's fiery death following a forced landing prompts Maskelyne to devise a fire-resistant cream; and Maskelyne and one of the Gang get lost and almost perish in the desert. He is sustained throughout by thoughts of wife Kathy--whence finally cometh peace. Maskelyne's later, broader WW II efforts are alluded to in the epilogue, as is his death in Kenya: there's both more to the story than Fisher tells here, but readers can settle in and enjoy the bona fide deceptions., Berkley Books, 1983, 2.5<

2021, ISBN: 9780425062951

New York: Berkley Books, 1983. Presumed 1st Paperback Edition. Presumed first printing. Mass market paperback. Good. 380 pages, Wraps. Illustrations. Some cover wear and soiling. Som… Plus…

New York: Berkley Books, 1983. Presumed 1st Paperback Edition. Presumed first printing. Mass market paperback. Good. 380 pages, Wraps. Illustrations. Some cover wear and soiling. Some page soiling and discoloration. VERY SCARCE. Jasper Maskelyne and a hand-picked group of men known as The Magic Gang created an incredible array of illusions and special effects on the battlefields of North Africa during World War II. David Fisher is the author of more than twenty New York Times bestsellers. His work has also appeared in most major magazines and many newspapers. He is the author of more than 80 books, among them 24 New York Times bestsellers, and has been a frequent contributor to major magazines and newspapers. He is the only writer ever to have a work of non-fiction, a novel and a reference book offered simultaneously by the Book-of-the Month Club. The War Magician, based on the true story of magician Jasper Maskelyne, who used the techniques of stage magic against Rommel in the desert and whose classic deceptions were key to victory at El Alamein, was initially optioned by Paramount for Tom Cruise but currently is under option to Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch, has been published in 12 countries. In 2021, it was announced that Colin Trevorrow would direct War Magician, with Benedict Cumberbatch as the star. Jasper Maskelyne (29 September 1902 - 15 March 1973) was a British stage magician in the 1930s and 1940s. He was one of an established family of stage magicians. He is most remembered for his accounts of his work for the British military during the WWII, in which he created large-scale ruses, deception, and camouflage in an effort to defeat the Nazis. Derived from a Kirkus review: The camouflage exploits of British music-hall magician Jasper Maskelyne and his six-man experimental unit, the Magic Gang, in 1941-42 North Africa are the subject of this spellbinding narrative. Fisher's account, and his reference to the camouflage work of others, gives each Maskelyne feat the look of a nail in Hitler's coffin. The feats were deucedly clever, and the details of their contrivance are intriguing. There was, first off, the way camouflage trainees Maskelyne and Knox caught the attention of Lord Gott by making the Nazi battleship Graf Spee appear to be sailing down the Thames; the way the Magic Gang whipped up 50,000 gallons of sand-colored camouflage paint, for Wavell's tanks, out of Worcestershire sauce, spoiled flour, cement, and (to give it the proper color) camel dung; the way they made tanks materialize for Wavell "out of thin air"--or, out from under undistinguishable ten-ton trucks; the way they made Alexandria harbor disappear, hid the Suez Canal, conjured up a fleet of subs, produced a 720 ft. battleship, suggesting to Maskelyne the double-bluff ("fake" camouflage) he'd use in deceiving the Germans as to Montgomery's intentions at Alamein. Meanwhile, Knox's fiery death following a forced landing prompts Maskelyne to devise a fire-resistant cream; and Maskelyne and one of the Gang get lost and almost perish in the desert. He is sustained throughout by thoughts of wife Kathy--whence finally cometh peace. Maskelyne's later, broader WW II efforts are alluded to in the epilogue, as is his death in Kenya: there's both more to the story than Fisher tells here, but readers can settle in and enjoy the bona fide deceptions., Berkley Books, 1983, 2.5<

1819, ISBN: 9780425062951

Taschenbuch Berley - 1st. 1983 : David Fisher - tb NN-JJAF-V931 Versand D: 3,50 EUR Bücher, [PU:Berkley,]