American Military Commitments Abroad
New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, [c1973]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 237, illus., index, front DJ flap price clipped. How America's military commitments serve the national interest. More
New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, [c1973]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 237, illus., index, front DJ flap price clipped. How America's military commitments serve the national interest. More
Place_Pub: Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, 1988. First Paperbk? Edition. First? Printing. 167, wraps, maps, chronology, suggestions for further reading, index. More
New York: Grove Press, 2003. First Edition. First Printing. 206, wraps, footnotes, blogroll. Introduction by Ian Katz (Guardian Features Editor). More
Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1999. First Edition. First Printing. 210, slight wear and soiling to DJ. More
New York: Crescent Books, 1982. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 9.25 inches by 11.75 inches. Profusely illustrated with many images in color. Maps. Name of previous owner [Chaplain Donald R. Crowther] on fep and name with unit identification on half-title page. The contents include: The French War by Major F. A. Godfrey; America Enters the Struggle by C. L. Cooper; From Rolling Thunder to the Tet Offensive by H. P. Willmott; The Political Dimension by J. Kentleton; Tactics and Weapons by A. D. Gilbert; Laos and Cambodia by A. D. Gilbert; The Fall of the South by J. L. Pimlott, The Never-Ending Conflict by I. Beckett. Bibliography, and Index. John Pimlott (1948, Brigg ? 24 October 1997, Surrey) was the Head of the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, also known as a prolific author of books on 20th century military history. He received a Ph.D. for a thesis on the administration of the British Army between 1783 and 1793. He is best known for editing books on 20th century military history. The subject matter of his books covers the conflicts of the First and Second World Wars, the conflicts in the Middle East and the Vietnam War, specifically focusing on the guerrilla warfare aspects of this conflict. His works include illustrated books as War in Peace (London: Marshall Cavendish, 1987), Nam: The Vietnam Experience 1965?75, Vietnam: The History and Tactics (New York: Crescent Books, 1982), Battle of the Bulge or Guerrilla Warfare. Dr. Pimlott died in a tragic accident when two grenades picked up during a visit to a battlefield site exploded in his studio in Surrey. More
Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2009. First edition. First printing [stated]. Trade paperback. vii, [3], 241, [5] p. Notes. Index. More
Cleveland, OH: Greenleaf Enterprises, Inc., 2000. First Edition. First? Printing. Wraps. 22 cm, 171 pages. Wraps, references. Foreword by David Hackworth. Signed by the author and inscribed by the author's sister. More
Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2009. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xxvii [3], 665, [7] p. Illustrations, black & white. Notes. Bibliographic Essay. Index. More
Washington, DC: Cato Institute, 2004. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. xi, 83 pages. Notes. No dust jacket as issued. More
Berkeley, CA: University of CA Press, 1973. First Paperbk Edition. 299, wraps, illus., maps, tables, footnotes, appendices, glossary, index, ink name crossed out in marker inside front flyleaf. More
New Delhi, India: ABC Pub. House, 1991. First? Edition. First? Printing. 88, bibliography, index, DJ worn, soiled, and edge tears/chips. More
New York: F. A. Praeger, [1966]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 192, erasure residue on front endpaper. More
Fort Leavenworth, KS: U. S. Army, Command and General Staff College, 2004. Wraps. vii, [1], 69, [3] p. Endnotes. More
Managua, Nicaragua: Editorial Vanguardia, 1987. Not a first "Nota a la presente edicion, p. 11" Trade paperback. Text in Spanish. 349, [3] p.19 cm. Illustrations. More
New York: The Penguin Press, 2006. Third Printing. Hardcover. xiv, 482 pages. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Index. Slight wear and soiling to DJ, slight edge soiling. Sticker residue and slight soiling inside front flyleaf. Signed by the author. From Wikipedia: "Thomas Edwin "Tom" Ricks (born September 25, 1955) is an American journalist who writes on defense topics. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning former reporter for the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. He has reported on military activities in Somalia, Haiti, Korea, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Kuwait, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Ricks is author of five books: the bestselling Fiasco: The American Military Adventure In Iraq (2006), its follow-up The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 (2009), The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today (2012), the novel A Soldier's Duty (2001), and Making the Corps (1997). He was a military correspondent at the Washington Post (2000-2008). More
New York: The Penguin Press, 2006. Fourth Printing [stated]. Hardcover. xiv, 482 pages. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Index. Slight wear and soiling to DJ. This definitive military chronicle of the Iraq war--and a searing judgment on the strategic blindness with which America has conducted it--draws on the accounts of senior military officers giving voice to their anger for the first time. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post senior Pentagon correspondent Thomas E. Ricks's Fiasco is masterful and explosive reckoning with the planning and execution of the American military invasion and occupation of Iraq, based on the unprecedented candor of key participants. The American military is a tightly sealed community, and few outsiders have reason to know that a great many senior officers view the Iraq war with incredulity and dismay. But many officers have shared their anger with renowned military reporter Thomas E. Ricks, and in Fiasco, Ricks combines these astonishing on-the-record military accounts with his own extraordinary on-the-ground reportage to create a spellbinding account of an epic disaster. Thomas Edwin "Tom" Ricks (born September 25, 1955) is an American journalist who writes on defense topics. He is a former reporter for the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. He has reported on military activities in Somalia, Haiti, Korea, the Balkans, Kuwait, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Ricks is author of four nonfiction books: Fiasco: The American Military Adventure In Iraq, The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008, The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today, and Making the Corps. More
Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, c1992. First Printing. 24 cm, 227, references, glossary, index, slight wear and soiling to DJ. More
New York: The John Day Company, [1955]. Second Printing. 21 cm, 309, discoloration ins bds & flylves, tears ins rear hinge, boards scratched, some pgs creased, spine faded. Inscribed by author. More
Cambridge, MA; Washington, DC: World Peace Foundation; Brookings Institution Press, 2001. First edition. First printing [stated]. Trade paperback. viii, [1], 546 p. Map. Opinion Pieces, 1960-2000. Index. More
New York: Grove Press Inc., 1961. First Printing [Stated]. Mass market paperback. 128 pages. Occasional footnotes. Introduction by David Schoenbrun. Format is approximately 4.25 inches by 7 inches. Ink notation on front cover. Slightly curved. Jules Roy (22 October 1907 – 15 June 2000) was a French writer. "Prolific and polemical" Roy, born an Algerian pied noir and sent to a Roman Catholic seminary, used his experiences in the French colony and during his service in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War as inspiration for a number of his works. He began writing in 1946, while still serving in the military, and continued to publish fiction and historical works after his resignation in 1953 in protest of the First Indochina War. He was an outspoken critic of French colonialism and the Algerian War of Independence and later civil war. Effectively started by members of the National Liberation Front (FLN) on November 1, 1954, during the Toussaint Rouge, the conflict led to serious political crises in France, causing the fall of the Fourth French Republic (1946–58). More
London: Brassey's (UK), 1978. 25 cm, 365, illus., usual library markings Collection of analyses by various authors, examining new military technologies; threats posed by Ireland and the Middle East; defense policies of the United States, NATO, and the Warsaw Pact; and other topics. More
London: Brassey's Publishers LTD, 1978. 365, footnotes, pencil erasure on front endpaper, some page waviness, signs of moisture inside DJ and at top edge. More
Washington, DC: US Institute of Peace Press, 1994. First? Edition. First? Printing. 89, wraps, map, appendices, notes, index, cover and several following pages creased. More
New York: Harper, 2008. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xv, [3], 494 pages. Illustrations. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Nice long inscription to Ric Chavez of the U.S. Air Force. Ricardo Sánchez (born September 9, 1953) is a former United States Army lieutenant general who stood as a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for the U.S. Senate election in 2012 for the seat of retiring Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. On July 10, 2001, by then a general, Sánchez became commander of 1st Armored Division V Corps. He held that position for nearly two years before assuming command of the entire corps on June 14, 2003. On this date he also became commander of Combined Joint Task Force 7, the coalition ground forces in the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq. Sánchez held the top military position in Iraq during what was arguably one of the most critical periods of the war—the year after the fall of the Hussein regime, and the time the insurgency took root and began its counterattack. Highlights during his tenure as commander in Iraq include the killing of Uday and Qusay Hussein, and the capture of Saddam Hussein. He was in command when the abuse of prisoners occurred most notably at Abu Ghraib prison. Sánchez was succeeded as commander of coalition ground forces in Iraq by a four-star general: former Army Vice Chief of Staff George Casey. This changeover was part of a larger split in responsibilities as Sánchez's former command, Combined Joint Task Force 7 under a three-star general, was superseded by Multi-National Force Iraq under a four-star general. More
New York, NY: Vantage Press, 1994. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xv, [3], 233, [5] pages. Illustrations. Pencil erasure residue on fep. Includes A Few Facts about the West Yorkshire Regiment, Acknowledgments, and Foreword. Topics covered include The Patrol, Jungle Training, Settling In, The Cameron Highlands, Fort Top, Routine at the Fort, Bukit Berembun, Contact, Another Chance, The Hunter Takes Charge, The Identification, The Expert, and an Epilogue. Also includes a Glossary, and Two Appendices: Appendix A. Bukit Berembun Patrol Report, and Appendix B. Letter Given to Colonel Trimmer. More