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New York: Viking, 1996. Reprint. Later printing. Hardcover. viii, [2], 102 p. Illustrations. More
New York: Viking, 1996. Reprint. Later printing. Hardcover. viii, [2], 102 p. Illustrations. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1983. First? Edition. First? Printing. 27 cm, 63, wraps, illus. (some in color), maps (including one fold-out), covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1986. First? Edition. First? Printing. 27 cm, 99, wraps, illus. (some in color), fold-out map, covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
New York: The Free Press of Glencoe, 1962. 519, footnotes, biblio, index, boards scuffed & water stained, top corner of front flyleaf cut off, pen underlining & notes. More
New York: The Free Press of Glencoe, 1962. 519, footnotes, bibliography, index, slight wear to boards. More
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1962. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. x, [2], 416 pages. Footnotes. Notes. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling, is price clipped, and had been taped to the boards--some tape still on DJ. Robert Endicott Osgood (1921–1986) was an expert on foreign and military policy, and the author of several significant texts on international relations. He taught at Johns Hopkins University for twenty five years, and also served as an advisor to Ronald Reagan during the latter's 1980 presidential campaign. Osgood attended Harvard University, where he attained his bachelor's degree as well as his doctorate. He also served in World War II. His teaching career began in 1956 when he became assistant professor of political science at the University of Chicago. In 1961 he became Christian A. Herter Professor of American Foreign Policy in the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. In 1969, he took a leave to serve for a year as a staff aide on the U.S. National Security Council, headed by Henry A. Kissinger, in the Nixon Administration. Osgood directed the Washington Center of Foreign Policy Research at Johns Hopkins University from 1965 to 1973. From 1973 to 1979 he was dean of the School of Advanced International Studies. He served as an advisor during Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign, and in 1983, Secretary of State George P. Shultz named him to the Policy Planning Council. The Osgood Center for International Relations is named for him. More
London: Macdonald, 1966. 23 cm, 224, index, front DJ flap price clipped, some soiling and wear to DJ, edges soiled, some foxing and discoloration to text. More
South Brunswick: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1968. First American Edition [stated], Presumed First printing. Hardcover. 224 pages. Foreword by Field Marshal C. J. Auchinleck. List of books consulted. Index. DJ has wear, tears, soiling and chips and is price clipped and taped to the boards. Some pencil marks noted. Bookplate of Walter Darnell Jacobs inside the front cover!!! There are twelve chapters: Warfare: An Analysis of Functions; The Cycle of Processes; The Evolution of Strategy; Strategic Background to the Second World War; The History of Tactics; The Principles of War; Guerilla Warfare; Nuclear Strategy: The Earlier Years; The Strategy of Deterrence; Nuclear Strategy: The Chinese Involvement; Nuclear Tactics; and War in the Deterrent Age. Walter Darnell Jacobs was an American Political scientist and educator. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Law, Columbia University in 1961. He served in WWII and retired as a Colonel. He was a Research Specialist, 1959-1961; and faculty at U. Maryland., College Park, 1961-1981. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc. [A Touchstone Book], 1984. First Paperback Printing [stated]. Trade paperback. [14], 236, [6] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Chart. Notes. Glossary. Selected Bibliography. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Inscribed by author on title page to "a gallant Army wife and true patriot". Name of previous owner and bookplate on fep. Ink underlining and other marks and comments noted in a number of places. An individual unnamed in the text is identified by a marginal comments at page 128. Bruce Palmer Jr. (April 13, 1913 – October 10, 2000) was a United States Army General. He was commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, 1965–1967, and concurrently commander of Task Force 120 and United States Land Forces, Dominican Republic, May 1965. He was commander of the II Field Force, Vietnam, and deputy commander of the United States Army, Vietnam, 1967–1968 and was acting Chief of Staff of the United States Army July 1–October 11, 1972; supervised the drawdown of Army forces from Vietnam; and was commander in chief of the United States Readiness Command. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc. [A Touchstone Book], 1984. First Paperback Printing [stated]. Trade paperback. [14], 236, [6] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Chart. Notes. Glossary. Selected Bibliography. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Letter from the publisher laid in. Bruce Palmer Jr. (April 13, 1913 – October 10, 2000) was a United States Army General. He was commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, 1965–1967, and concurrently commander of Task Force 120 and United States Land Forces, Dominican Republic, May 1965. He was commander of the II Field Force, Vietnam, and deputy commander of the United States Army, Vietnam, 1967–1968 and was acting Chief of Staff of the United States Army July 1–October 11, 1972; supervised the drawdown of Army forces from Vietnam; and was commander in chief of the United States Readiness Command. More
New York: Quorum Books, 1987. First Printing. 329, chapter notes, index, appendix, boards somewhat scuffed and stained, board corners bumped. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 467, illus., DJ in plastic sleeve. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 467, illus., footnotes, black mark on bottom edge, several pages creased. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978. Quarto, 767, illus., maps, glossary, table, chronology, bibliography, index, small tears to top edge of DJ. More
Fairfax, VA: National Institute Press, 2013. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. xxv, [1], 101. [1], A1--A-6, [2] pages, plus covers. Figures. Notes. Appendix. Some ink marks noted. This is one of the National Institute for Public Policy series on U.S. Strategic Goals and Force Requirements. Table of Contents: Preface Executive Summary I. Introduction: Minimum Deterrence II. Minimum Deterrence and U.S. Policy III. Minimum Deterrence: Assumptions, Logic and Conclusions IV. Examining and Testing the Fundamental Assumptions and Logic of Minimum Deterrence V. Summary and Conclusion: How Does Minimum Deterrence Fare Against Available Evidence and What Alternative Guidelines May Be Better? Notes Appendix. Keith B. Payne, Study Director; President, National Institute for Public Policy; Department Head, graduate school of Defense and Strategic Studies, Missouri State University (Washington, DC campus). The Honorable James Schlesinger, Chairman, Senior Review Group, former Secretary of Defense; Secretary of Energy; Director of Central Intelligence; Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. Among the participants were; Donald Alston, Kevin Chilton, John foster, Colin Gray, Richard Mies, Charles Robb, Mark Schneider, William Schneider, Larry Welch, and James Woolsey. More
Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1999. First Edition. First Printing. 210, slight wear and soiling to DJ. More
New Haven, CT: n.p., 1894. 192, illus., pencil name inside front flyleaf, boards and spine scuffed & scratched, some wear to bd & spine edges & bd corners. More
Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1986. 384, illus., table, chart, glossary, appendices, bibliography, index, some wear and small tear to DJ edges. More
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1967. 213, illus., charts, appendices, bibliography, index, some foxing to fore-edge, DJ wrinkled & somewhat soiled, DJ flap price clipped. More
Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, c1976. First Printing. 23 cm, 116, wraps, footnotes, figures, tables, appendices, ink name on half title, covers somewhat scuffed & soiled, some wear to spine. More
Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, [1960]. Second Printing. 24 cm, 400, illus., index, DJ worn, torn, and soiled, edges soiled. More
Washington, DC: Pergamon-Brassey's, c1984. First Paperbk? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 113, wraps, bibliography, index, covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
Cambridge, MA: Institute for Foreign Policy, c1982. First Printing. 23 cm, 72, wraps. More
Fort Leavenworth, KS: U. S. Army, Command and General Staff College, 2004. Wraps. vii, [1], 69, [3] p. Endnotes. More
Washington, DC: National Defense University, 1987. First Printing. 23 cm, 265, wraps, illus., bibliography, index, some wear and soiling to covers, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More