Leadership and National Security Reform: The Next President's Agenda
Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute U. S. Army War College, 2008. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. vi, 55, [3] p. Endnotes. More
Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute U. S. Army War College, 2008. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. vi, 55, [3] p. Endnotes. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991. First Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 415, illus., DJ has small tear/fraying at edges, faint remnant of pencil erasure on front flyleaf. More
New York: Morrow, c1986. First Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 249. More
New York: William Morrow, 2002. First Edition. First Printing. 332, glossary, slight wear to DJ. More
New York: Avon Books, 2003. First Printing. pocket paperbk, 346, wraps, glossaryIntroduction by Richard Marcinko. This true and intimate portrait of the inner workings of the U.S. Navy SEALs is presented by one of its founding members, Command Master Chief Dennis Chalker, USN (Ret.), who provides a timely, spellbinding look at the elite forces who are in the forefront of the war against terrorism. More
New York: Philosophical Library, 1984. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. xviii, 369 p. Illustrations. Index. More
New York: Free Press, 2010. Fourth Printing [stated]. Hardcover. ix, [1], 269, [7] pages. Recipes. Glossary. Inscribed on the fep To Ann Shirley Best Wishes Joel Chasnoff. Program from a event with the author laid in. Joel Chasnoff (born December 15, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian and writer with stage and screen credits in eight countries, and author of the comic memoir The 188th Crybaby Brigade, about his year as a tank soldier in the Israeli Army. From 1997 to 1998 he served as a tank gunner in the 188th Armored Brigade in south Lebanon. His unit was responsible for defending Israel’s north, including the Golan Heights and the Syrian border. His service included three months of Advanced Warfare Training, followed by a tour of duty in South Lebanon, where he participated in operations against Hezbollah. Chasnoff continued to pursue comedy after leaving the IDF, first at the Improv Olympic in Chicago and eventually in New York. He now has stage and screen credits in eight countries, including the U.S., Israel, Canada, England, Switzerland, Japan, Korea, and Singapore. He's been the warm-up act for Jon Stewart and Lewis Black of The Daily Show, and went on a USO Comedy Tour of the Far East entertaining American Marines. He has performed at more than 1,000 comedy clubs, colleges, festivals, and Jewish events across North America, Israel, and Europe. His comedy, both stand-up and written, relies on non-degrading observations about the details of American life and his Jewish upbringing. On February 9, 2010 Simon & Schuster published Chasnoff's comedic memoir and by August 2010 it climbed to #3 on a major newspaper's bestseller list. More
New York: The Penguin Press, 2006. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [12], 386, [2] pages. Maps. Illustrations. Notes. Index. An NPR correspondent presents an account of the return to the violence and corruption of warlord activity in Afghanistan after the displacement of the Taliban, revealing how the U.S. government assisted the return of corrupt militia commanders to the country. Sarah Chayes (born March 5, 1962) is a former senior associate in the Democracy and Rule of Law Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former reporter for National Public Radio, she also served as special advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. After covering the fall of the Taliban and the early weeks of post-Taliban Afghanistan, in 2002 Chayes decided to leave reporting and stay behind to try to contribute to the rebuilding of the war-torn country. Chayes lived in Kandahar, Afghanistan from 2002 to 2009. Having learned to speak Pashto, she helped rebuild homes and set up a dairy cooperative. In 2010, Chayes became a special adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen. In this capacity, she contributed to strategic US policy on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Arab Spring. Sarah Chayes is a senior fellow in Carnegie's Democracy and Rule of Law program.] At Carnegie, Chayes has launched a corruption and security initiative, which analyzes the structure of kleptocratic governments around the world, the other risk factors with which public corruption is interacting in specific countries, the likelihood of a significant security event resulting, and potential approaches available to different local and international actors. More
Carlisle, PA: Army War College Press, 2013. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. ix, [1], 46 p. Table. Endnotes. This is one of the Letort Papers. No dust jacket. Cover has slight wear and soiling. More
New York: Threshold Editions, 2011. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. [8], 565, [1] p. Illustrations (some in color). Notes. Index. Signed by author. Slight crease/bend to several early pages. Inscribed on fep. Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who was the 46th Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009, under President George W. Bush. Cheney attended the University of Wyoming, where he earned a BA and an MA in Political Science, and began his political career as an intern for Congressman William A. Steiger, eventually working his way into the White House during the Nixon and Ford administrations, where he served as the White House Chief of Staff, from 1975 to 1977. In 1978, Cheney was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Wyoming's At-large congressional district from 1979 to 1989; he was reelected five times, briefly serving as House Minority Whip in 1989. Cheney was selected to be the Secretary of Defense during the presidency of George H. W. Bush, holding the position for the majority of Bush's term from 1989 to 1993. Cheney oversaw the 1991 Operation Desert Storm, among other actions. Cheney was chairman and CEO of Halliburton Company from 1995 to 2000. During Cheney's tenure as Vice President, he played a lead behind the scenes role in Bush Administration's response to the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks and coordination of the War on Terror. He was a proponent of the Iraq War and defender of the Administration's record on terrorism. In 2011, Cheney published his memoir In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir, written with daughter Liz Cheney. More
New York: Threshold Editions, 2011. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. [8], 565, [1] p. Illustrations (some in color). Notes. Index. Bookplate signed by Dick Cheney facing title page. Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who was the 46th Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009, under President George W. Bush. Cheney attended the University of Wyoming, where he earned a BA and an MA in Political Science, and began his political career as an intern for Congressman William A. Steiger, eventually working his way into the White House during the Nixon and Ford administrations, where he served as the White House Chief of Staff, from 1975 to 1977. In 1978, Cheney was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Wyoming's At-large congressional district from 1979 to 1989; he was reelected five times, briefly serving as House Minority Whip in 1989. Cheney was selected to be the Secretary of Defense during the presidency of George H. W. Bush, holding the position for the majority of Bush's term from 1989 to 1993. Cheney oversaw the 1991 Operation Desert Storm, among other actions. Cheney was chairman and CEO of Halliburton Company from 1995 to 2000. During Cheney's tenure as Vice President, he played a lead behind the scenes role in Bush Administration's response to the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks and coordination of the War on Terror. He was a proponent of the Iraq War and defender of the Administration's record on terrorism. In 2011, Cheney published his memoir In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir, written with daughter Liz Cheney. More
New York: F. Watts, 1982. 25 cm, 90, illus., bibliography, index, minor soiling to endpages, DJ somewhat worn, soiled, sticker residue, and small edge tears. More
New York: Pitman, [1971]. First Printing. 22 cm, 322, some wear and soiling to DJ. More
New York: Pitman Publishing Corp. 1971. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 322, footnotes, bibliographical references, DJ worn and soiled. More
Carlisle, PA: U. S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, 2013. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. vii, [1], 50, [2] p. This is one of the Letort Papers. Endnotes. . No dust jacket. Cover has slight wear and soiling. More
U. S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, 2006. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. vi, 116, [2] p. Endnotes. This is one of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Security Series. More
New York: Scribner, 2001. Hardcover. 25 cm, 320 pages. Illus., bibliography, index. Signed by the author. More
Livermore, CA: Lawrence Livermore Nat Lab, c2002. 116, wraps, illus. UCRL-AR-148833. More
International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2002. Trade paperback. 140 p. Illustrations. Dramatis Personae. Glossary. Notes. More
New York: Cyrco Press, c1977. 22 cm, 24, maps, sticker on front DJ is the address of Senator Malcolm Wallop's office, pencil erasure & minor soiling on fr endpaper. More
New York: Cyrco Press, Inc., 1977. First Edition. First Printing. 224, maps, chapter notes, bibliography, index, large tear in rear DJ. More
Carlisle, PA: U. S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, 2012. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. ix, [1], 71, [3] p. Endnotes. More
New York: Columbia University Press, 2008. Second Printing thus. Trade paperback. xii, [2], 232 pages. With a New Afterword. Illustrations. Figures. Tables. Notes. Glossary. Index. Pencil erasure residue on title page. Format is five inches by 9 inches. Joseph Cirincione (born 13 November 1949) is the President of the Ploughshares Fund, a public grant-making foundation focused on nuclear weapons policy and conflict resolution. Cirincione was appointed to the presidency of the Ploughshares Fund by the Ploughshares board of directors on 5 March 2008. He is the author of Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons and Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Threats and the co-author of Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security. Cirincione has advocated for negotiations to end the diplomatic stalemate regarding the nuclear program of Iran. More
Washington, DC: Civic Education Service, 1967. First? Edition. First? Printing. 144, wraps, illus., maps, further reading, pronunciation guide, index. More
New York, NY: Berkley Books, 1997. Reprint. Later printing. Mass-market paperback. Glued binding. [14], 1358, [2] p. More