MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History: Volume 11, Number 3, Spring 1999
Leesburg, VA: PRIMEDIA Enthusiast Group. 1999. Hardcover. 112 p. Includes: illustrations (many in color), maps. More
Leesburg, VA: PRIMEDIA Enthusiast Group. 1999. Hardcover. 112 p. Includes: illustrations (many in color), maps. More
New York: Doubleday, 1987. First Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 194, illus., usual library markings. More
Crown Publishers, 1994. First edition. Stated. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. xv, 320 pages. Source Notes. Index. Previous Owner's sticker on fep. Slightly cocked. The first truly personal portrait of the great military family and, in particular, of its most illustrious member, Gen. George S. Patton, eloquently written by the general's grandson. The book is also the author's story--the first non-military Patton since the Revolutionary War. More
New York: Crown Publishers, 1994. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xv, [1], 320 pages. Genealogical Chart. Illustrations. Source Notes. Index. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Board slightly cocked/bowed. Ink note and address label on fep. The Pattons is an exceptional portrait of the famous military family, eloquently written by the grandson of its most illustrious member, George S. Patton. Washington Post critic Jonathan Yardley called it “one of the best books of the year.” Robert H. Patton after taking degrees in literature and journalism from Brown University and Northwestern University, worked as a Capitol Hill reporter, a commercial fisherman, and a real estate developer. Then he published The Pattons: A Personal History of an American Family to wide acclaim in 1994. The book chronicles five generations of ancestors culminating in his grandfather, General George S. Patton of World War Two fame. His books include Patriot Pirates, about Revolutionary War privateering; and in 2014, Hell Before Breakfast, about America’s first international war correspondents. More
Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, [1951]. First Edition. First? Printing. 21 cm, 286, ink notation on half-title, DJ worn. More
New York: Random House, 1999. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. xii,685, [5] pages. Notes. Index. Ex-library with the usual library markings. Front board weak and restrengthened with glue. Geoffrey Perret is an English author who writes about American history. His work focuses primarily upon the political dynamics that influence strategic and tactical military decisions, as well as broader political themes. He has published over thirteen books dealing with a variety of topics such as the US Presidency, including several biographies of iconic Presidents such as John F. Kennedy and Ulysses S. Grant; leading American military commanders such as Douglas MacArthur; and pivotal American military engagements. He also has had one novel, "Executive Privilege" published. His earlier works use the spelling "Perrett" for his last name. After serving in the US Army for three years, Perret studied at Long Beach City College and then obtained his undergraduate degree summa cum laude from the University of Southern California in 1967. He was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He obtained his postgraduate degree from Harvard University in 1969 and then studied law at the University of California at Berkeley. More
New York: Arbor House/William Morrow, c1988. First Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 428, illus., front DJ flap price clipped. More
Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1983. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xiv, 306 pages. Illustrations. Index. General Brown's wife had the nickname of "Skip." There is an inscription signed Skip on the front end paper and a note signed Skip laid in. Boards slightly bowed. The author builds this portrait of one of America's most successful leaders on direct quotations from personal interviews, correspondence, evaluation reports, and archival records. George Brown's life spanned the years from 1918 to 1979, and the historical era emerges from the research along with the character of the man himself, in war and peace, from Mitchel Field to Korea, Vietnam, and Washington, DC, this vivid word-of-mouth record draws the pattern of Brown's qualities of leadership. More
Fowlerville, MI: Wilderness Adventure Books, 1991. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. [19], 468 p. Illustrations. Index. More
New York: Thomas Nelson Inc., 1970. First Edition. First Printing. 192, illus., maps, bibliography, index, DJ faded and small edge tears/chips, bookplate from USMA Director of Admissions. More
New York: Random House, 1956. Ninth Printing. 180, illus., index, DJ worn, small tears in DJ have been repaired with tape, Landmark Books #70 (for young readers). More
New York: Random House, 1956. Sixth Printing. 180, illus., index, DJ worn & sm tears & small pieces missing, ink date on flylf, stain on fore-edge, Landmark Books #70. More
New York: Random House, 1956. First Printing. 180, illus., index, DJ somewhat worn & soiled: small edge tears, DJ in plastic sleeve, Landmark Books #70. More
Warren Grove, NJ: Norman Thomas Remick, 1999. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. viii, 432 pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Examples of Virtues. Nice inscription from author on fep with small photo taped on. DJ has wear, soiling, edge tears and chips. This book also includes what amounts to a tour guide to West Point (see page 9, West Point: The Place. More
Richmond, VA: Garrett & Massie, 1932. 42, illus. maps, text stained & pgs wavy (no pgs stuck), flylves discolored, ink name & date inside fr flyleaf, boards stained. More
Leadership Development Foundation, 2013. Second Edition [Stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 10.25 inches by 10.5 inches. 535, [1] pages. Illustrations (most in color). DJ states: Inspirational Profiles of West Point Graduates who have shaped our world. This is a substantially revised work from the first edition. Dan Rice is the President of the Thayer Leader Development Group and a Principal of the Historic Thayer Hotel. He is an experienced senior executive with financial and marketing experience across multiple industries and has co-founded several entrepreneurial companies. He speaks regularly about leadership and national security issues and has appeared on FOX News, CNN, TODAY SHOW, Bloomberg TV, MSNBC, FOX & Friends, and has been published in the Wall Street Journal and Small Wars Journal and is the Co-Author of “West Point Leadership: Profiles of Courage”, an award-winning leadership book. The book received three Silver Benjamin Franklin Awards by the Independent Book Publishers Association in May 2014. More
Gettysburg, PA: Farnsworth House Military Impressions, 1995. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. 64 p. Includes: illustrations, maps. More
New York: Putnam, c1981. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 333, bibliography, sticker residue on front endpaper, mark on top edge. More
New York: Putnam, c1981. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 333, bibliography, small tear at DJ spine, larger tear in rear DJ. More
New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2002. First Perennial edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Trade paperback. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. [10], 342 p. Illustrations. More
New York: Random House, c1997. First Edition. Second Printing. 25 cm, 365. More
New York, NY: Ecco [HarperCollingsPublishers], 2009. First U.S. Edition [stted]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. First edition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xii, [1] 400, [2] p. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. More
New York: Bantam Books, 1992. First Printing. 530, illus., maps, bibliographic note, index. More
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1946. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. 606 pages. Cover has some wear and soiling. Bookplate inside front cover. Shirley Seifert was born in St. Peters, Missouri, just west of St. Louis, and has lived all her life in that vicinity. While taking graduate work in journalism at the University of Wisconsin, she was urged to try fiction, and soon after that she sold her first short stories to the American Magazine and The Saturday Evening Post. After 1935, she devoted herself to the historical novel and completed several which were acclaimed. More