Into the Green: A Reconnaissance by Fire
New York: Plume, 2001. Book Club Edition. 255, some edge wear and scuffing to DJ. More
New York: Plume, 2001. Book Club Edition. 255, some edge wear and scuffing to DJ. More
New York: Thomas Dunne Books; St. Martin's Press, 2002. First U. S. Edition [stated]. First Printing [stated]. Hardcover. viii, 215 p. Illustrations (color). Maps. Sources. More
Washington, DC: Dept. of the Army, 1954. First Printing. 26 cm, 494, illus., glossary, ink name inside front board. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1954. First Printing. 26 cm, 494, illus., tables, charts, glossary, bibliographical note, index, some foxing, rough spots ins flylves, bds scratched & stained. More
London: Jane's Publishing Company, 1985. Fourth Edition. First? Printing. 175, illus., corner of front endpaper clipped, pencil erasure on front endpaper, sticker residue front board, rear bd scratched. More
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1967. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. [8], 408 pages. Endpaper map. DJ has some wear, soiling, and small edge tears and chips. Robert Lowell "Robin" Moore, Jr. (October 31, 1925 – February 21, 2008) was an American writer most known for his books The Green Berets, The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy and, with Xaviera Hollander and Yvonne Dunleavy, The Happy Hooker: My Own Story. Moore also co-authored the lyrics for the "Ballad of the Green Berets", which was one of the major hit songs of 1966. The song was also featured in the 1968 film The Green Berets, based on Moore's book which starred John Wayne. His last book, Wars of the Green Berets, co-authored with Col. Mike 'Doc' Lennon, was released in June 2007. At the time of his death, Moore was residing in Hopkinsville, Kentucky (home to Fort Campbell and the 5th Special Forces Group) where he was working on his memoirs as well as three other books. Ben Feder (1923-2009) was a real estate developer, winemaker and illustrator, the last being his first career, his cover work all dating from the 1950s and 1960s. He specialized in discrete emblematic images floating against neutral backgrounds. Work of interest includes covers for Robin Moore, The Country Team, Robert Coover's The Origin of the Brunists, Jack Finney's The Third Level, Robert Lindner's The Fifty-Minute Hour: A Collection of True Psychoanalytic Tales, Jerry Sohl's The Odious Ones, Theodore Sturgeon's A Way Home, Wilson Tucker's The Lincoln Hunters and Kurt Vonnegut Jr's Cat's Cradle. More
Encampment, Wyoming: Affiliated Writers of America, 1991. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xvi, 522, [6] pages. Inscribed by the author on the fep. Inscription has recipient's last name blacked out. Inscription reads to To Mike XXXX with best wishes Robin Moore My days as an 'ambusher' in Africa. Follows the actions of former Green Berets and other American combat veterans as they join in the fight for a moderate democratic government in Rhodesia in the 1970s. Robert Lowell Moore Jr. (October 31, 1925 – February 21, 2008) was an American writer who wrote The Green Berets, The White Tribe, The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy, and with Xaviera Hollander and Yvonne Dunleavy, The Happy Hooker: My Own Story. Moore co-authored the lyrics for the "Ballad of the Green Berets", which was one of the major hit songs of 1966. His last book, Wars of the Green Berets, co-authored with Col. Mike 'Doc' Lennon, was released in June 2007. During the 1970s and '80s, Moore traveled widely, spending time in such places as Dubai, Iran, Rhodesia, and Russia. Having gathered the information needed, he wrote The Crippled Eagles (later published as The White Tribe) and The Moscow Connection. Due to political controversy, The Crippled Eagles did not appear until the early 1990s. He also wrote the nonfiction books Rhodesia and Major Mike (with U.S. Army Major Mike Williams). While researching what became The Crippled Eagles, in 1976 Moore established what he called the "Unofficial US Embassy" in Salisbury, and began hosting events for the American volunteers who were serving in the Rhodesian Security Forces as well as doctoral students. More
New York: Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 1979. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. x, 309, [1] pages. Map. Jim Morris served three tours with Special Forces (The Green Berets) in Vietnam. The second and third were cut short by serious wounds. He retired of wounds as a major. He has maintained his interest in the mountain peoples of Vietnam with whom he fought and has been, for many years, a refugee and civil rights activist on their behalf. His Vietnam memoir War Story won the first Bernal Diaz Award for military non-fiction. Morris is author of the story from which the film Operation Dumbo Drop was made, and has produced numerous documentary television episodes about the Vietnam War. He is author of three books of non-fiction and five novels. He has appeared on MSNBC as a commentator on Special Operations. He has covered wars for Rolling Stone, Soldier of Fortune, Esquire, and the Saturday Evening Post. More
New York: Villard Books, 1985. First Edition [Stated]. Hardcover. [10], 389, [1] pages. Includes Prologue: Gogol Boulevard; Discoveries; The Aquarium; Nikolsky's Problem; Elaine; Living with Wolves; House of Lies; Bangladesh; Topchy's Solution; The Coup; and Nalivay! Robert Moss, born in Melbourne (Victoria) in 1946, is an Australian historian, journalist and author. Moss joined the editorial staff of The Economist. From 1970–1980, he was an editorial writer and special correspondent for The Economist. He edited The Economist's weekly Foreign Report from 1974–1980, and wrote for many other publications, including The Daily Telegraph, The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic and Commentary. He was a regular commentator on international affairs on British television and the BBC World Service. In a paper presented to the International Institute of Strategic Studies in 1971, Moss was one of the first to identify the emergence of international terrorism. He expanded his paper into his first book, Urban Guerrillas. From 1971–1980, he was a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London. Moss drafted a speech for Margaret Thatcher in January 1976 warning about the Soviet military build-up. In response to this speech Thatcher was labelled the "Iron Lady" by the Soviet Army newspaper Red Star. He was awarded the Freedom Prize of the Max Schmidheiny Foundation at the University of St. Gallen in 1979. Moss co-authored the novel The Spike with Arnaud de Borchgrave; it became a best seller in 1980. Moss became a full-time writer and published a series of best-selling suspense novels including Moscow Rules. More
Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press, 1983. Presumed first edition/first printing thus. Trade paperback. vi, 326, [4] pages. Illustrations. Glossary of Small Arms Terms. Reference Data. The unique role of Special Forces has long required that a handbook devoted to foreign small-arms weapons be assembled. Such a handbook would serve at one time as both a learning and a teaching aid. This handbook has been compiled to furnish the Special Forces soldier with vital information on a number of foreign small arms he may encounter on a worldwide basis. Explanations in simple terms of assembly, disassembly, operation and firing have been assembled in a concise, uncomplicated format. Publications such as this help fill a long-standing need, and can contribute to maintaining the effectiveness of the Special Forces soldier as being one whose training and ability to teach others places him among finest soldiers in the world. More
Fort Leavenworth, KS: U.S. Army Command, [1988]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 224, wraps, illus., maps, appendices, chronology, notes, bibliography. More
New York: Metro Books, 2008. First edition [thus]. First printing stated. Hardcover. 664 p. : Illustrations. Endpaper map. Acronym and Slang Expressions. Chronology. Selected Bibliography. Index. More
Woodland, California: Path Finder Publications, 1991. Seventh Edition [stated] Presumed first printing thus. Trade paperback. [2], 114, [8] pages. Includes Introduction; Significance, Application and History; All About Compasses and Other Direction Finders; The P.A.U.L. System explained in Detail; Terrain Analysis; New Military Applications; How Paul Works in Your Outdoor Vehicle; Staying Found in the Cities. A New Way to Stay Found (Not Lost) Anywhere. Never Get Lost: The Green Beret's Compass Course. Glossary. Best and most simple land navigation system anywhere. The other two "methods" of finding your way around are: Buy an expensive GPS and take lessons. Learn to coordinate a map, declinate by adding or subtracting to compensate for the fact that Magnetic North and True North are miles apart. More lessons. The Positive Azimuth, Uniform Layout system is simple. No math (declination) required; no battery failure, no P-code dependence. Kids learn easily. System is now in use by elite military units. The author is a former Army Green Beret who speaks 3 languages and who publishes books across the nation. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2001. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 457 pages. Illus., biographical sketches, index. Foreword by John McCain. Signed and inscribed by the author. More
Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1966. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. xviii, 129 p. 22 cm. Illustrations, Portraits. Index. More
Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1966. Presumed first paperback edition/first printing. Trade paperback. xviii, [2], 129, [3] pages. Illustrations. Index. Introduction by Malcolm W. Browne. New's photographer James Pickerell's account of the early years of the Vietnam War(1963-1966). Pickerell has written an honest and compelling first-hand account of the war in Vietnam, documenting it with more than a hundred vivid photographs. Jim began his career in 1963 as a freelance photojournalist in the Far East. Back in the states he pursued a career as a photographer. He filed outtakes from various assignments with several stock agencies. With changes in the U.S. copyright law in 1976 the demand for stock photography began to grow rapidly. In the early 80's Jim helped establish the Mid-Atlantic chapter of American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) and served as Vice President, President and Program Chairman over a period of six years. He served on the ASMP national board for two years, and on the committee that produced the first ASMP Stock Handbook in 1983. More
New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xvi, 432 pages . Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. From the author's website: John Prados is an author and analyst of national security based in Washington, DC. He is the author of more than twenty books and many articles on topics of current importance, presidential studies, international security; and diplomatic, intelligence, or military history. Pathbreaking at the time were Prados’s history of the National Security Council Keepers of the Keys; and The Soviet Estimate: U.S. Intelligence and Soviet Strategic Forces (a key resource for understanding Soviet military power). The Blood Road is a book reframing the war through the lens of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2003. First Edition. First Printing. 429, illus., maps, footnotes, notes, index. More
New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1968. Presumed first U.S. English language edition/first printing. Hardcover. Text in English, French. xviii, 217, [5] p. 21 cm. Illustrations. More
New York: Routledge, 2010. Presumed First U. S. Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. xii, 268 pages. Notes on contributors. List of Abbreviations. Figures. Tabular data. Suggested Further Reading. Index. Thomas Rid (born 1975) is a political scientist best known for his work on the history and risks of information technology in conflict. He is Professor of Strategic Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. Previously he was a professor of security studies at the Department of War Studies, King's College London. He received his Ph.D. from Humboldt University of Berlin in 2006. Thomas Keaney is senior fellow at the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies. Before coming to SAIS in 1998, he was for ten years a professor of military strategy at National War College, Washington DC,. A retired colonel in the U.S. Air Force, during his military career he served in positions including: associate professor of history at the U.S. Air Force Academy; planner on the Air Staff; chairman of the department of military strategy at National War College; forward air controller in Vietnam; and B-52 squadron commander. During 1991 and 1992 he was a researcher/author with the Gulf War Air Power Survey. He was co-author of two reports of that survey, The Summary Report and The Effects and Effectiveness of Air Power, and a subsequent book, Revolution in Warfare?: Air Power in the Persian Gulf (with Eliot A. Cohen). Among his publications is Understanding Counterinsurgency Warfare (2010) (ed. with Thomas Rid). He received a Ph.D. in History from the University of Michigan. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1972. 23 cm, 184, wraps, illus., maps, charts, index, some wear and soiling to covers. Nice inscription from the author to a classmate. More
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1985. 212, index, some wear to top and bottom edges of DJ, some foxing to fore-edge. More
New York: Stein and Day, 1986. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 250, reading list. More
New York: Stein and Day, 1986. Book Club Edition. 250, reading list, slight soiling to DJ. More
New York: HarperTorch, 2001. Reprint. Third printing [stated]. Mass-market paperback. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. [12], 482, [2] p. More