THE ENTENTE UPON THE SEAS
HISTORICAL ROMANCE TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH

AUTHORS - Paul Chack and L.B. Denman (translator)

PUBLICATION - Imprimerie Vaillant-Carmanne Liége 1928

CONDITION - This is a really scarce book, possibly the only one for sale online at present including e-book downloads. In fair condition for a cheap contemporary binding. Smoke damaged. Green paper cover with cloth spine. Spine is fairly brittle with splits at top, heavily discoloured. Gilt titles on front cover are worn and green paper cover edges rubbed. Page block heavily smoke damaged. Original blue endpapers have small smoke damage but otherwise good condition. Binding is a bit skew but tight considering original quality. Pages clean and tidy. No dustwrapper.

PRICE - $80

DESCRIPTION - This book is a translation of `On Se Bat Sur Mer,' or `Sea Fights,' which was published in 1927 and awarded the Literary Prize for that year. The author Commandant Chack of the Historical Department of the French Admiralty produced an engrossing volume based on incidents in the Great War. He shows the three great allied navies: British, Italian and French, raising, side-by-side, the formidable floating barricade; set up against the limitless ambitions of continental tyrants. Part One gives a graphic account of the exploits of Nord-Caper, a trawler engaged in hunting submarines, and touches on the French cruiser Submarine Sercouf. Part Two covers naval battles off German East Africa including the search and destruction of the Koenisberg among the mangrove swamps of the Rutigi River. And Part Three features the saving of the Suez Canal by the French Navy and seaplanes in February 1915 after an assault by the Turks.

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