WWII U-Boat Submarine Handbook 1940, Ship Identification w/1105 pics U-Boot Navy

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Handbook of the Fleet / Navy WWII Kriegsmarine U-Boat Pocket Book 456 pages + 70 pages of very interesting advertisements,gilt on blue cloth, warship lists of all the major powers. Used to identify shipping before engagement - helps to avoid scoring any own goals!!Photographs and sillhouettes of all known naval shipping worldwide.It also gives other essential data like displacement - tonnage, speed in knots, armaments,armour and depth of keel for any identified target- without which a torpedo firing solution could not be calculated.An important book used on all German Warships and Submarine U-Boats throughout the war. Depicted are Zerstorer, Kreuzer, U-Boot, Minenkreuzer, Flugzeugtrager, Oltanker and all the other. 1105 sketch profile, photos & plans, illustrations & silhouettes. 4 pages of flags in colour. Index of all ships listed. Published by House J. F. Lehm. Approx/Measurements: 6 3/4" x 5" ~1.1 lb. In overall fair condition! Some annotations (cross) for sunk ships of the British Empire, the USA and the Deutsche Reich.These pages are finger soiled from heavy use at bottom margins.Boards and spine edgeworn, front and end papers stained/soiled.Name on title page.--> Reduced price due to condition.All pages are complete and tight in the binding.The photo above shows the ORIGINAL ITEM!The photos shown below are catalog photos, read more