Lifting the Fog of War
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2000. First Edition. First? Printing. 280, bibliography, notes, index, explanation of acronyms. More
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2000. First Edition. First? Printing. 280, bibliography, notes, index, explanation of acronyms. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1972. Third Printing. pocket paperbk, 351, wraps, illus., bibliography, index, covers somewhat worn and soiled, some page discoloration This was formerly published as The Secret War. Foreword by Nevil Shute. From classified government files comes the exciting story of the special weapons developed for attack and defense. Gerald Pawle, former Flag Lieutenant-Commander in the British Navy, tells of scientists and inventors in a fascinating, dangerous, and highly secret war, and of weapons--some of them never put to use. More
Annapolis, MD: U.S. Naval Institute, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. xx, 267, [1] pages. Discoloration inside boards. Small rough spot inside front flyleaf. DJ worn & stained: wear, tears, soiling, and chips. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations. Tables. Appendix A: Commandants of the Navy Yard Since Its Organization in 1799. Appendix B: Vessels Build by the Washington Navy Yard. This volume is an account of 150 years of shipbuilding and ordnance development at the Washington Navy Yard. It is a history of what was once the largest naval ordnance plant in the world. Ordnance makes it possible for the Navy to accomplish its primary mission. Ordnance is, in a sense, the Navy's reason for being. The division of function between shipbuilding and the manufacture of naval ordnance existed at the Navy Yard from the very first. Because of the nature of this book, it was deemed appropriate to have forewords written by two outstanding naval officers who have been closely associated with naval ordnance and the Naval Gun Factory throughout their distinguished careers. Admiral Claude C. Block was Commandant of the Navy Yard as well as having served as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Commander in Chief of the United States Fleet. Admiral W. H. P. Blandy, was Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance during the crucial period immediately preceding the outbreak of World War II and during the first years of the conflict. He also commanded Gunfire Support Forces at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He was in command of Joint Task Force One which conducted the Atomic Bomb Tests in Operation Crossroads at Bikini. More
Annapolis, MD: U.S. Naval Institute, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. xx, 267, [1] pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations. Tables. Appendix A: Commandants of the Navy Yard Since Its Organization in 1799. Appendix B: Vessels Build by the Washington Navy Yard. This volume is an account of 150 years of shipbuilding and ordnance development at the Washington Navy Yard. It is a history of what was once the largest naval ordnance plant in the world. Ordnance makes it possible for the Navy to accomplish its primary mission. Ordnance is, in a sense, the Navy's reason for being. The division of function between shipbuilding and the manufacture of naval ordnance existed at the Navy Yard from the very first. Because of the nature of this book, it was deemed appropriate to have forewords written by two outstanding naval officers who have been closely associated with naval ordnance and the Naval Gun Factory throughout their distinguished careers. Admiral Claude C. Block was Commandant of the Navy Yard as well as having served as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Commander in Chief of the United States Fleet. Admiral W. H. P. Blandy, was Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance during the crucial period immediately preceding the outbreak of World War II and during the first years of the conflict. He also commanded Gunfire Support Forces at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He was in command of Joint Task Force One which conducted the Atomic Bomb Tests in Operation Crossroads at Bikini. More
Annapolis: United States Naval Institute, 1949. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xx, 267, [1] pages. DJ is price clipped and has wear, tears, soiling, and chips. Front DJ flap has a noticeable scuff. Title page and dedication page have embossed stamp of a former owner. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations. This volume is a history of what was once the largest naval ordnance plant in the world. Ordnance makes it possible for the Navy to accomplish its primary mission. Ordnance is, in a sense, the Navy's reason for being. The division of function between shipbuilding and the manufacture of naval ordnance existed at the Navy Yard from the very first. Because of the nature of this book, it was deemed appropriate to have forewords written by two outstanding naval officers who have been closely associated with naval ordnance and the Naval Gun Factory throughout their distinguished careers. Admiral Claude C. Block was Commandant of the Navy Yard as well as having served as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Commander in Chief of the United States Fleet. Admiral W. H. P. Blandy, was Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance during the crucial period immediately preceding the outbreak of World War II and during the first years of the conflict. He also commanded Gunfire Support Forces at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He was in command of Joint Task Force One which conducted the Atomic Bomb Tests in Operation Crossroads at Bikini. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. 96, wraps, tables, appendices, notes. More
New York: Time Inc., 2002. First? Edition. First? Printing. 128, wraps, illus. (most in color). More
Carlisle, PA: U. S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, 2008. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. viii, 446, [2] p. Figures. Endnotes. More
Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute U. S. Army War College, 2000. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. iii, [1], 352 p. Endnotes. Index. More
Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, c1988. First Printing. 21 cm, 136, wraps, illus., bibliography, glossary, pencil erasure on half-title. More
Los Angeles: Los Angeles Times, 1991. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Format is approximately 11 inches by 15 inches. 128 pages plus illustrated covers. Illustrations (some in color). Map. Cover has wear and soiling. Coverage of the war in graphics format with color throughout. The content includes: To The Reader, How We Covered The War, Special Report: The Line In The Sand November 25, 1990. War Diary. January 17, 1991 - March 12, 1991, World Report: Witness to War Mach 12, 1991. and Appendices. The Los Angeles Times, abbreviated as LA Times, is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States. The publication has won more than 40 Pulitzer Prizes. It is owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by the Times Mirror Company. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. The paper moved out of its historic downtown headquarters to a facility in El Segundo, near Los Angeles International Airport in July 2018. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1961. First Printing. 144, front DJ flap price clipped, DJ worn, soiled, and small edge tears. More
Washington, DC: National Defense University Press, 1983. Wraps. 21 cm, 146 pages. Wraps, illus., map, endnotes, selected bibliography. Name of previous owner present. Covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
New York: HarperTorch, 2001. Reprint. Third printing [stated]. Mass-market paperback. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. [12], 482, [2] p. More
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1962. New Revised Edition. 414, wraps, footnotes, index, covers somewhat worn and soiled: sticker residue From the Renaissance to the Cold War, the definitive survey of the social, political, military, and technological aspects of modern warfare returns to print in a new paperback edition. Topics covered include land and sea warfare from the Renaissance to the neoclassical age; the Anglo-American military tradition; the French Revolution and Napoleon; the Industrial Revolution and war; and the First and Second World Wars and their aftermath. More
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1962. New Revised Edition. 414, wraps, footnotes, index, covers somewhat worn and soiled: sticker residue From the Renaissance to the Cold War, the definitive survey of the social, political, military, and technological aspects of modern warfare returns to print in a new paperback edition. Topics covered include land and sea warfare from the Renaissance to the neoclassical age; the Anglo-American military tradition; the French Revolution and Napoleon; the Industrial Revolution and war; and the First and Second World Wars and their aftermath. More
Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1959. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xv, [1],400 pages. , Endpaper illustrations. Footnotes. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Theodore Ropp (born 22 May 1911 - died 2 December 2000) was a professor at Duke University. Theodore Ropp's first teaching position was at Harvard University in 1937-38. In 1938, Duke University appointed him instructor in history. He was appointed professor in 1959 and professor emeritus in 1980. Ropp first became well known through his contribution to Edward Mead Earle's acclaimed book Makers of Modern Strategy. Ropp's expertise was in wide demand as one of the few American civilian academics working in military and naval history. He served as the Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History at the U.S. Naval War College from 1962 to 1963. He was professor at the U.S. Army War College in 1972-73; visiting professor of military history U.S. Military Academy, 1976–77. In 1991, he was awarded the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize for lifetime achievement given by the Society for Military History. More
New York: Gallery Books, 1988. Revised Edition. Approx. 750, illus. (some in color), maps, index, DJ somewhat worn, soiled, and small tear in middle DJ spine. More
New York: Mayflower Books, 1979. First American Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 754 pages, profusely illus. with 620 illus. and 84 maps, index. Some wear to dust jacket: some creasing to DJ edges, several tears and small chips to DJ edges. More
U. S. Government Printing Office, 1981. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. [2], 42 pages, including covers. Illustrations (most in color). Cover has slight wear and soiling. This overview of Sandia discussed the early history and the lager years. It addresses the original challenges and the then current missions, developed over the previous 35 years. There is a clear focus on the defense and energy missions. The challenge of maintaining staff and facilities is addressed and an overview of the technical staff and the support staff is provided. There is a discussion of technical diversity and the laboratories facilities. There is a substantial discussion of the Challenge of National Defense. There is also a brief discussion of Nuclear Regulatory Commission programs. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1966. Later printing. Trade Paperback. viii, [2], 293,[5] pages. Wraps. Footnotes. Index. Ink mark noted on page vii. Topics covered include the diplomacy of violence, the art of commitment, the manipulation of risk, the idiom of military action, the diplomacy of ultimate survival, the dynamics of mutual alarm, and the dialogue of competitive armament. This was written under the auspices of the Harvard Center for International Affairs. Part comes from the Henry L. Stimson Lectures at Yale University. Thomas Crombie Schelling (April 14, 1921 – December 13, 2016) was an American economist and professor of foreign policy, national security, nuclear strategy, and arms control at the School of Public Policy at University of Maryland, College Park. He was awarded the 2005 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (shared with Robert Aumann) for "having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis." More
New York: Berg [Distributed in the U.S. by St. Martin's Press], 1990. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xi, 205, [1] pages. Figures. Abbreviations. Footnotes. Notes on contributors. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling. The papers collected in this anthology were first presented at a symposium organized by the Federal Armed Forces Office for Studies and Exercises. Elmar Schmähling, born in 1937, was with the German Navy since 1957, 1982-90 admiral and one of the chief strategists of the German Navy. He separated from the service in 1990 due to his public criticism of NATO. George H. Quester is a Professor Emeritus of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, and is currently the J. B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Visiting Professor of International Affairs at The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. He is one of the most distinguished scholars in the field of international security studies, having published a dozen books and ten edited books and textbooks over the course of his career. He is especially noted for his work on nuclear weapons and arms control. Professor Quester’s publications include: Deterrence Before Hiroshima (reissued 1986), The Politics of Nuclear Proliferation (1973), The Future of Nuclear Deterrence (1986), Nuclear Monopoly (2000), Nuclear First Strike: Consequences of a Broken Taboo (2005), and Preemption, Prevention and Proliferation: the Threat and Use of Weapons In History (2009). Dr. Quester received his B.A. from Columbia University and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Joseph F. Pilat is a Senior Adviser for the National Security Office in the Los Alamos National Laboratory. More
Place_Pub: Maxwell Air Force Base, AL: Air University Press, 1988. Revised Edition. 23 cm, 182, wraps, 5 vols. in 1, illus., notes, glossary, covers slightly worn and soiled. More
Maxwell Air Force Base, AL: Air University Press, 1983. Revised Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing thus. Trade paperback. 23 cm. xiii, 182 pages. Wraps. Figures. Tables. Notes. Glossary. Slight wear and soiling to covers. Contains five volumes in one: The Strategic Nuclear Balance and Force Structure Issues, The Strategic Nuclear TRIAD, Modernization of the ICBM Leg, Modernization of the Air-Breathing Leg, and Other Contemporary Issues. At the time of publication, George Seiler was a Captain in the United States Air Force who had completed the requirements for a Ph.D. in atomic physics. He was proficient in the operation of the B-52 and flew 23 combat missions during the Vietnam War before the August 15 1973 bombing halt. In 1976 he was assigned to the Strategic Air Command where he worked on future force structure plans and analysis. His analysis became the basis for the SAC force structure requirements for the next five years and had been presented in testimony before the Armed Services Committee for strategic forces of both the Senate and the House of Representatives as well as to the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He completed this manuscript while a visiting research associate and the Airpower Research Institute at Maxwell AFB. More