Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Company, 1995. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xv, [1], 551, [7] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Index. Michael R. Gordon was the chief defense correspondent for The New York Times. Michael R. Gordon is the chief military correspondent for The New York Times. During the first phase of the Iraq war, he was the only newspaper reporter embedded with the allied land command under General Tommy Franks. He and General Bernard E. Trainor have written two books together. As a journalist for The New York Times he was the first to report Saddam Hussein's alleged nuclear weapons program in September 2002. Bernard E. Trainor (born September 2, 1928) is a journalist and a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general. He served in the Marine Corps for 39 years in both staff and command capacities. After retiring from the Marine Corps, he began working as the chief military correspondent for the New York Times. He was also a military analyst for NBC. More

Washington DC: The National Geographic Society, 1923. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus. Wraps. [32 pages of advertisements], pages 461-568, [and 36 pages of advertisements]. Illustrations. Maps. Diagram. Cover worn and soiled, with tears and chips to the spine. National Geographic is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its extensive use of dramatic photographs. The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions. On occasion, special editions of the magazine are issued. More

New York: Council on Foreign Relations, 2001. Fourth Printing stated]. Trade paperback. [6], 148 pages. Wraps. Name in ink on half title page. Chapter notes. Index. A little underlining and marginal marks noted on page 3 only. Richard Nathan Haass (born July 28, 1951) is an American diplomat. He has been president of the Council on Foreign Relations since July 2003, prior to which he was Director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State and a close advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell in the George W. Bush administration. Haass served at the Department of Defense from 1979 to 1980, and at the Department of State from 1981 to 1985. From 1989 to 1993, he was Special Assistant to United States President George H. W. Bush and National Security Council Senior Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs. In 1991, Haass received the Presidential Citizens Medal for helping to develop and explain U.S. policy during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. The Senate approved Haass as a candidate for the position of ambassador and he has been U.S. Coordinator for the Future of Afghanistan. He succeeded George J. Mitchell as the United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland to help the peace process in Northern Ireland, for which he received the State Department's Distinguished Service Award. At the end of 2003, Mitchell Reiss succeeded him as special envoy. In late 2013, Haass returned to Northern Ireland to chair inter-party talks aimed at addressing some of the unresolved issues from the peace process such as parades, flags and "the past" More

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Inst Press, c1992. First Printing. 24 cm, 383, illus., slight soiling on edges, highlighting to text. More

New York: Scribner Book Company, 2000. First Printing. 384, index, DJ somewhat worn and soiled, DJ edges crinkled, pencil erasure on front endpaper, several page corners crinkled. More

New York: HarperPerennial, 1995. First Paperbk Edition. First Printing. 337, wraps, notes, index, some darkening to text, ink name and phone number on front flyleaf. More

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1999. First Printing. 374, illus., map, tables, notes, appendix, index, DJ in plastic sleeve. More

Washington, DC: Wahington Inst/Near East Pol, 1999. First? Edition. First? Printing. 336, wraps, slightly cocked. More

New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 2007. First edition. First paperback printing [stated]. Trade paperback. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 349 p. More

London: Oxford University Press, 1995. First Printing. 265, wraps, maps, glossary, chronology, sticker residue front cover, rear cover creased, ink name on title page and on edge. More

New York: Scribner, 2004. First Printing. 245, notes, index. More

New York: Basic Books, c1980. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 530, maps, front DJ flap price clipped, ink name inside board, DJ taped to boards, endpapers discolored. More

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2009. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xix, [1], 297, [3] pages. Inscribed on the half title by the author. The inscription reads: To David Abshire, With my highest respect and warmest best wishes. Nemir. Includes Map, Introduction; Part One--Iraq past: Prosperous Hashemite monarchy to brutal dictatorship, 1921 --1990: A road of hope becomes a tunnel of despair; Lessons and examples from the past. Part Two --the build-up to war, occupation, and disintegration, 1990-2008: A road to a new Iraq not taken; The neo-conservative recipe for disaster; Giant steps backward; Part Three--Iraq future -- A blueprint for prosperity and peace: Making a new political start; Fueling progress with oil; Building a vibrant economy; Developing the greatest resource; and Awaiting visionary leaders. Also includes Conclusion, Endnotes, Acknowledgments, Index, and About the author. Nemir Amin Kirdar (28 October 1936 – 8 June 2020) was an Iraqi Turkmen banker, billionaire, businessman, financier and author. He held British citizenship. Kirdar graduated from the University of the Pacific in California in 1960, with a bachelor's degree in economics. After settling in New York, Kirdar earned an MBA at Fordham University's night school. In 1974, he joined Chase Manhattan Bank in New York as vice president. Kirdar worked in the Middle East, overseeing and directing Chase's banking network in the region. In 1982, he founded Investcorp, and was a founding father of private equity, and an economic and cultural bridge-builder. Investcorp was a global alternative investment group that connected investors in the Gulf to investment opportunities in the West. More