America on Trial: The War for Vietnam
New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, [1971]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 297, endpaper maps, erasure residue on front endpaper, tape marks on rear endpaper, DJ torn. More
New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, [1971]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 297, endpaper maps, erasure residue on front endpaper, tape marks on rear endpaper, DJ torn. More
New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House Publishers, 1974. First? Edition. First? Printing. 308, notes, index, some wear and soiling to DJ. More
New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House Publishers, 1974. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. 308 p.; 24 cm. Notes. Index. More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1970. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. x, [4], 262, [10] pages. DJ is price clipped. Abbreviations. Illustrations. Maps. Appendices. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pencil erasure residue on fep. DJ has sticker residue. Paul F. Langer was a member of the Social Science Department of the RAND Corporation, where he concentrates on Far Eastern affairs. Joseph Zasloff was a professor emeritus of political science, and expert on the politics of Southeast Asia. Joe was born in 1925 in Pittsburgh, PA. When he was eighteen he was drafted, and served as a radio operator in General Patton’s Army in World War II. He was wounded in Alsace, France, when, cut off from his unit, he escaped German tanks by running into a cellar and then a barn, where he hid for three days until, as he wrote, he “slithered past a parked tank and hobbled several miles to reach our rear echelon.” Joe was awarded a Purple Heart and Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster for bravery. Joe described his army service as opening the horizons of his world and inspiring his lifelong involvement in international affairs. Under the GI bill, he earned a BA/MA in political science at the University of Pittsburgh, then went on to earn a Ph.D. at the Institut de Hautes Etudes Internationales in Geneva. His interest in Southeast Asia began in 1959, when he was given a teaching assignment at the University of Saigon. He would go on to become a leading researcher in the politics of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, publishing seven books. He retired from forty-nine years at the University of Pittsburgh. More
New York, N.Y. Simon & Schuster, 2000. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 766, [2] pages. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. Illustrations. Includes Cast of Characters in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, United States, China, and the USSR. Part One discusses John F. Kennedy and Ho Chi Minh. Part Two discusses Vo Nguyen Giap and Lyndon B. Johnson. Part Three discusses Richard M. Nixon and Le Duc Tho. Part Four discusses Le Duan and Gerald R. Ford. Also contains Chronology; Notes; Bibliography, Acknowledgments; and an Index. There are also three full page black and white maps: Indochina, 1954-1975; Ho Chi Minh Trail; and The Tet Offensive, 1968. Employing new sources and up-to-date scholarship, Jack Langguth has written an excellent and accessible history of the war in Vietnam. His fast-paced narrative and his vivid portraits of the central characters will allow new generations of Americans to understand the drama of the war and the intensity of the emotions on both sides. Arthur John Langguth (July 11, 1933 – September 1, 2014), known as A. J. Langguth, was an American author, journalist and educator. He was Professor Emeritus of the Annenberg School for Communications School of Journalism at the University of Southern California. Langguth was the author of a biography of the English short story master Saki, and lively histories of the Trail of Tears, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, Afro-Brazilian religion, the Vietnam War, the political life of Julius Caesar and U.S. involvement with torture in Latin America. Langguth received the Freedom Forum Award, honoring the nation's top journalism educators, in 2001. More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown, c1996. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 24 cm, 484 pages, illustrations, ink name inside front board, front DJ flap price clipped. More
New York: Ivy Books, 1987. First Edition. First? Printing. pocket paperbk, 292, wraps, map Lee Lanning went to Vietnam hoping for an assignment to the prestigious Air Cavalry. Instead he was assigned to the Infantry, slogging through rice paddies and jungles. Here is an officer's actual log of his tour in Vietnam. More
New York, N.Y. Ivy Books, June, 1992. Seventh Printing [stated]. Mass market paperback. xiii, [1], 289, [1] pages. Cover worn. Includes Foreword by General P. X. Kelley. Includes Introduction, 11 Appendices, Source Notes, Bibliography, Index, and About the Authors. Chapters include An Elite within an Elite; The Early Days--Beginnings Through World War II; The Challenges of Peace and the Rebirth of Force; Vietnam--The Curtain Rises; Force Recon Arrives; Force Recon Finds Frustration; Anatomy of a Patrol; 1966 to STINGRAY; The Only Three Combat Jumps in Marine Corps History; Third Force Recon Company Goes to War; Work on the Task Force Level; Work on the MAF Level; To Expect the Unexpected: Missions, Information, Bravery, and Dangers Other Than the Enemy; Notable Patrols--Extraordinary Men; and The Final Days--and Beyond. Michael Lee Lanning (born September 18, 1946) is the author of military nonfiction. In 1968, Lanning was commissioned a second lieutenant and received infantry, airborne, and ranger training. After a tour as a platoon leader in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC, he reported to Vietnam where he served as an infantry platoon leader, reconnaissance platoon leader, and rifle company commander in the 2d Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment 199th Light Infantry Brigade. He served as an instructor in the U.S. Army Ranger School, a mechanized infantry company commander in the 3rd Infantry Division, and in the 1st Cavalry Division. Ray W. Stubbe served as a chaplain from 1955-1961 and again from 1963-1984. He served with the 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division during the siege at Khe Sanh (January-March 1968). More
New York: The Library Press, 1972. 50, wraps, notes, covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
Venice, FL: Motor Design Books, LLC, 2010. presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. [8], 489, [5] pages. Acronyms. Illustrations. Falcon Code. Inscribed by author on fep. Minor edge soiling. The High Road to Hanoi portrays the lives, concerns and emotions of the B-52 crew members during the height of the cold war and throughout the Vietnam Conflict. The period of the narrative is from 1962 to 1973. The main character is a radar navigator (bombardier) on a combat-ready crew who, as a second lieutenant, finds himself flying over the North Pole with nuclear weapons during the Cuban Missile Crisis. During the ensuing ten years, the young officer learns to cope with the sobering responsibilities of standing day-to-day nuclear alert interspersed with actual combat missions over Southeast Asia. The B-52 crews were subjected to unmitigated stress. The pressure was relentless. These men lived with nuclear weapons on a daily basis and were committed to wreak devastation across the globe. The Strategic Air Command (SAC) demanded perfection, anything less was unacceptable. More
[New York]: Macmillan, [1970]. First Printing. 22 cm, 189, some wear, soiling, and sticker residue to DJ, DJ flap creased. More
Durham, NC: Duke University, 1965. First? Edition. First? Printing. 20 cm, 42, wraps, owner's stamp and pencil erasure on title page, some wear and soiling to covers. More
New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1966. 653, appendices, sources, index, DJ faded and discolored, small tears in front DJ, DJ worn along edges. More
Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1976. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. 24 cm. xi, [1], 193, [1] pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Maps. Glossary. Index. Some wear and soiling to covers. This is USAF Southeast Asia Monograph Services, Volume I, Monographs 1 and 2. Among the first monograph authors are: Colonel Delbert Corum and Lt.-Cols. Glenn Griffith, James Jones, Keith Krause, Ronald Lord, Robert Martin, Malcom Winter and David Young. The authors of the second monograph are Majors Paul Burbage, Eli Gateff, James Hoffman, Blaine Lotz, Addison Rawlins, Barry Swarts, Ron Walker and Rudolph Zuberbuhler. Among the activities discussed are: F-105 Thunderchief, F-4 Phantom, Wild Weasel, Aerial Reconnaissance, Air Refueling, Thanh Hoa Bridge, Interdiction, Walleye Glide Bomb, Paul Doumer Bridge, Operation Freedom Dawn, Operation Rolling Thunder, Operation Linebacker, Air Superiority, Air Power, and Combined Air Defenses. More
Flanders, NJ: O'Hare, 1967. 162, index, boards somewhat soiled and stained, erasure residue on front endpaper, weakness to front board has been repaired. More
Cleveland, OH: World Pub. Co., [1968]. First Printing. 24 cm, 552, index, DJ worn, soiled, and edge tears, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
Washington, DC: The Leatherneck Association, 1965. 88, wraps, illus., mailing label on front cover Contains articles on Steel Pike I (war exercises with Spanish marines), landing zones in Vietnam, desert warfare exercises in Washington state, Marines in the XVIII Olympiad in Tokyo, the Marine Corps Institute, and training exercises at Camp Pendleton, CA, among other topics. More
Washington, DC: The Leatherneck Association, 1965. 88, wraps, illus., mailing label on front cover Contains articles on Viet Cong in the Mekong Delta, guerrilla warfare, and the joint United States-Spanish Naval base at Rota, Spain (on the Bay of Cadiz), among other topics. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1968. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 21 cm. 287, [1] pages. Footnotes. Appendices [Biographies, Documents, The Geneva Agreement, and The Poats Testimony]. DJ worn, torn, chipped and soiled. Signed on fep. A shattering, first hand report of America`s self-inflicted defeats overseas, notably Vietnam, where we are losing at every level while being told we are winning. Hard evidence that self-deception and ignorance are now our greatest national problem. The author was the co-author of The Ugly American. William Julius Lederer, Jr. (March 31, 1912 – December 5, 2009) was an American author and naval officer. He was a US Naval Academy graduate in 1936. His first appointment was as the junior officer of the USS Tutuila, a river gunboat on the Yangtze River. His best selling work, 1958's The Ugly American, was one of several novels co-written with Eugene Burdick. Disillusioned with the style and substance of America's diplomatic efforts in Southeast Asia, Lederer and Burdick openly sought to demonstrate their belief that American officials and civilians could make a substantial difference in Southeast Asian politics if they were willing to learn local languages, follow local customs and employ regional military tactics. More
Georgetown, TX: Chengalera Press, 1990. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. The fornat is approximately 5.75 inches by 8.75 inches. [8], 186, [6] pages. Maps. Signed with sentiment on title page. Reads Best regards, Sam Lee (Pfiester). DJ has slight wear and soiling. Colorful DJ front and back. Sam L. Pfiester was born and raised in Fort Stockton, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in Plan II. In 1968 he joined the U.S. Navy, serving two tours in the Vietnam War. The second tour he was senior advisor to a river patrol group operating in the Ca Mau Peninsula along the Cambodian border, and was awarded a Bronze Star for his service. Later he wrote The Perfect War (by Sam Lee) about his experiences. In 1971 he was hired as a petroleum landman for Clayton W. Williams, Jr., an independent oil operator. He worked for Clayton Williams for ten years, eventually becoming exploration manager. Since 1982 he has operated his own exploration company, Pfiester Oil and Gas. More
New York, N.Y. Simon & Schuster, 1999. First Edition [stated]. Trade paperback. x, 598 pages. Includes 14 black and white maps. Also includes Preface, Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; Common Abbreviations and Acronyms; and The Dictionary of the Vietnam War, A-Z (on pages 1 - 454). Also includes Appendices; Chronology; Order of Battle; U.S. Military, Order of Battle, ARVN; Order of Battle, PAVN and PLAF; The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution; Paris Peace Accords; Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipients; and Bibliographic Guide. Resources include the who, what, where, when, and how of the Vietnam War. Extensive cross-references help readers get the full story. East-to-read maps illustrate significant political and military developments throughout the war. Contains 1,500 entries to cover the who, what, where, when, and how of the Vietnam War. More
Washington, DC: Ethics and Public Policy Center, Georgetown University, 1979. Hardcover. xii, 114 pages. Notes. Index. Minor wear and soiling to DJ. More
Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1997. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xi, [1], 254, [4] p. Index. More