looking for german language version of this book.....

[JIM BAUMANN]

Hi all,

I have just finished reading the astonishingly innovative and courageous story of the raising of the scuttled Imperial German high seas Feet at Scapa Flow at a time when diving and salvage technology was still at the R&D stage....!

I really want to give this book to my father-in-law, who alas cannot speak english....

the book is called 'THE MAN WHO BOUGHT A NAVY'

author is Greald Bowman

originally published by Harrap in 1964

the edition I have in english dates from 1998.
It appears to be apprivate reprint--ergo no ISBN number.

Anyone have any ideas?

Cheers! it is now a modelmaking weekend--yipee!

JIM BAUMANN
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....I buy them at three times the speed I build 'em.... will I live long enough to empty my stash...?

[JWintjes]

Hi all,

I have just finished reading the astonishingly innovative and courageous story of the raising of the scuttled Imperial German high seas Feet at Scapa Flow at a time when diving and salvage technology was still at the R&D stage....!

I really want to give this book to my father-in-law, who alas cannot speak english....

the book is called 'THE MAN WHO BOUGHT A NAVY'

author is Greald Bowman

originally published by Harrap in 1964

the edition I have in english dates from 1998.
It appears to be apprivate reprint--ergo no ISBN number.

Anyone have any ideas?

Cheers! it is now a modelmaking weekend--yipee!

JIM BAUMANN
_________________
....I buy them at three times the speed I build 'em.... will I live long enough to empty my stash...?

Jim,

I did a little bit of searchin around through various library catalogues, and I fear apart from his War in the Air and a book on the race to the South Pole Bowman's books haven't been translated into German.

However, there is a book on the raising translated into German:

"Vom Skagerrak nach Scapa Flow : die Hebung d. versenkten deutschen Flotte, eine techn. u. seem�nnische Gro�tat der Schiffsbergung" by S. C. George; Stuttgart : Motorbuch-Verlag, 1975, ISBN: 3-87943-378-X.

Try ww.zvab.com for a copy.

Jorit

PS: I really liked the Hydrofoil!!!

[JIM BAUMANN]

Thank you Jorit!

JIM B