WW2 ORP ŚLĄZAK (L26) POLISH DESTROYER Polish Navy history pictures

Description: ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ WW2 ORP ŚLĄZAK (L26) POLISH DESTROYER Polish Navy history pictures ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ The book refers to ORP Ślązak, a World War II Hunt-class destroyer. Initially laid down in 1940 for the Royal Navy as HMS Bedale, in 1942 she was commissioned by the Polish Navy. During the Second World War she took part in 32 patrols and escorted 104 convoys. Ślązak was one of eight Hunt-class ships that took part in the Dieppe Raid. At Dieppe she saved 85 soldiers of the Royal Regiment of Canada, trapped at the beach after landing. During the invasion of Normandy she was supporting the landing at Sword. She was the lead destroyer for the lead flotilla of minesweepers that morning, which was symbolic because the invasion of Poland by German forces had initiated the conflict. As a convoy escort her crew shot down five enemy aircraft (and possibly three more), b/w pictures and color plate. /#/ THE ITEM DETAILS: AUTHOR: Mariusz Borowiak BOOK TITLE: ORP Ślązak Polish Destroyer BINDING: Paperback PUBLICATION YEAR: 2018 PAGES: 73 LANGUAGE: Polish SIZE: 7.30 x 10.00 in. [18.50 x 25.00 cm]CONDITION: This paperback first printing is like brand new, a great addition to your military collection. What you see is what you'll get incl. a similar bookmark as a bonus to the order. /#/ SHIPMENT DETAILS: Free worldwide shipping, packaging in ecological, very solid recycled cardboard and delivery time about 20-30 days. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Most of my books are in Polish (unless the auction description says otherwise) but the history enthusiasts buy these books mainly for the unique pictures, plates and graphics that are not found in Western editions of similar books. The text is in Polish but in the times of Google Translator it's not a problem and more fun - for sure. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER AUCTIONS OF RARE ITEMS

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