US Army in Transition
Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1974. First Edition. First Printing. 256, bibliography, index, boards somewhat worn and soiled. More
Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1974. First Edition. First Printing. 256, bibliography, index, boards somewhat worn and soiled. More
New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., 1988. First Printing. 572, illus., chapter notes, index, slight soiling to fore-edge. More
New York: Harcourt, Inc., 2000. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [12], 305, [3] pages. DJ has some sticker residue at top front. William Frank Buckley Jr. (born William Francis Buckley; November 24, 1925 – February 27, 2008) was an American conservative author and commentator. He founded National Review magazine in 1955, which had a major impact in stimulating the conservative movement; hosted 1,429 episodes of the television show Firing Line (1966–1999), where he became known for his transatlantic accent and wide vocabulary; and wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column along with numerous spy novels. George H. Nash, a historian of the modern American conservative movement, said Buckley was "arguably the most important public intellectual in the United States in the past half century… For an entire generation, he was the preeminent voice of American conservatism and its first great ecumenical figure." Buckley's primary contribution to politics was a fusion of traditional American political conservatism with laissez-faire economic theory and anti-communism, laying groundwork for the new American conservatism of presidential candidate Barry Goldwater and President Ronald Reagan, both Republicans. Former Senate Republican leader Bob Dole said "Buckley lighted the fire". Buckley wrote God and Man at Yale (1951) and more than fifty other books on writing, speaking, history, politics, and sailing, including a series of novels featuring CIA agent Blackford Oakes. Buckley referred to himself as either a libertarian or conservative. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1984. First Edition. 254, some wrinkling inside endpapers, small rough spot to rear board, DJ somewhat worn and soiled and small tears. More
Chicago, IL: Henry Regnery Company, 1954. 413, appendices, notes, index, rear board weak, small stain to rear board, some wear to top and bottom edges of spine. More
New York: Council on Foreign Relations, 1993. First Printing. Hardcover. 23 cm, 107, footnotes, index, pencil erasure on half-title. Sidney David Drell (September 13, 1926 – December 21, 2016) was an American theoretical physicist and arms control expert. He was professor emeritus at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) and senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. Drell was a noted contributor in the fields of quantum electrodynamics and high-energy particle physics. The Drell–Yan process is partially named for him. Drell was active as a scientific advisor to the U.S. government, and was a founding member of the JASON Defense Advisory Group. William James Crowe Jr. (January 2, 1925 – October 18, 2007) was an admiral who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as the ambassador to the United Kingdom under President Clinton. McGeorge "Mac" Bundy (March 30, 1919 – September 16, 1996) was an American expert in defense policy, serving as United States National Security Advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He was president of the Ford Foundation from 1966 through 1979. In 1953 as its youngest dean worked to develop Harvard as a merit-based university. He also served as a scholar in residence at the Carnegie Corporation. More
Place_Pub: Philadelphia, PA: Academy/Pol & Social Science, 1970. 247, wraps, a few pages soiled, covers somewhat worn, creased, and discolored. More
Los Angeles, CA: Univ of Southern California, 1985. 164, wraps. Introduction by Senator Steve Symms. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, c1993. First Printing. Hardcover. 25 cm, 367 pages. Illus., index. Signed by the author (Crowe) on a small slip of paper pasted inside front flyleaf. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, c1993. Second Printing. 25 cm, 367, illus., index, some creasing to DJ edges, some soiling to top edge. Inscribed by the author ("Bud Crowe"). More
Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, 1979. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. xv, 138 pages. Notes. Bibliography. Index. No dust jacket as issued. Joseph Douglass, Jr., Ph.D. was an author, teacher and internationally recognized authority on U.S.-Soviet relations and subsequent geopolitical strategies and conflicts. During his career, Dr. Douglass was sought out for his research, knowledge and expertise on the strategies and tactics of the U.S.S.R. during the Cold War and also for his interviews revealing facts about the fate of thousands U.S. military personnel listed as missing in action and prisoners of war during World War II and the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. Dr. Douglas taught at Cornell as well as The Johns Hopkins University, and the Navy Postgraduate School. He also worked at the Advanced Research Projects Agency. Dr. Douglass was best known for two books that he wrote following a long debriefing of Mr. Jan Sejna, the highest-ranking Communist defector to the United States. Those books, Red Cocaine, the Drugging of America, and Betrayed, the story of MIAs and POWs from several U.S. wars, are considered by some experts to contain breakthrough information on international drug strategies and the illegal detention and experimentation on MIAs and POWs based on evidence gained from interviews. Other books include Soviet Strategy for Nuclear War Soviet Military Strategy in Europe, Conventional War and Escalation: The Soviet View, Decision- Making in Communist Countries, Why the Soviets Violate Arms Control Treaties, and The Soviet Theater Nuclear Offensive. More
Place_Pub: New York: Simon and Schuster, 1984. First Printing. Hardcover. 399, illus., sources, index. More
Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books, 2019. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 296 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Inscribed by the author, Francis Gary Powers Jr., on the half title page. Inscription reads: To Bob, Best wishes, Francis Gary Powers Jr. Includes Foreword by Sergei Khrushchev. Also includes Authors' Note, Introduction, Notes, and Index, as well as Chapters on The Restless Heart; Open Skies; Mayday; Repatriated; Lost in a Crowd; Searching for the Truth; Voice from the Grave; The Last Echo; and Unfinished Business. Also includes Acknowledgments, List of Interviews Conducted by Keith Dunnavant, Notes, and Index. One of the most talked about events of the Cold War was the downing of the American U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960. Powers was captured by the KGB, subjected to a televised show trial, and imprisoned, all of which created an international incident. Soviet authorities eventually released him in exchange for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel. Now his son, Francis Gary Powers Jr., founder of the Cold War Museum, and acclaimed historian Keith Dunnavant have written this new account of Powers's life based on personal files that had never been previously available. The result is a fascinating piece of Cold War history. More
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1984. First Printing. 367, illus., index. More
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1984. First U.K.? Edition. 367, illus., index, some creasing and small tears to DJ edges, ink name and address inside front board. More
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1984. First Printing. Hardcover. xiii, [3], 367, [1] pages. Illustrations. Index. Slight wear and scuffing to DJ. Inscribed by the author ("Al Haig"). Alexander Meigs "Al" Haig Jr. (December 2, 1924 – February 20, 2010) was an Army general who served as the United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He served as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, and as Supreme Allied Commander Europe. A veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars, Haig earned of the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star with oak leaf cluster, and the Purple Heart. Haig was White House Chief of Staff, during the height of the Watergate affair from May 1973 until Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974. Haig was credited with keeping the government running while President Nixon was preoccupied with Watergate. During July and August 1974, Haig played an instrumental role in finally persuading Nixon to resign. Haig remained White House Chief of Staff during these early days of the Ford Administration. More
New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, 1980. Fourth edition; first treatment of Fiscal Year 1981. Trade paperback. 186 p. Tables. Figures. Notes. More
Washington DC: United States Army, Center of Military History, 2000. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. 40 pages including covers. Illustrations (most in color). David W. Hogan, Jr. was the Director of Histories ad the U.S. Army Center of Military History. Includes Foreword; 225 Years of Service: The U.S. Army, 1775 - 2000; Transforming the Army; The Cold War Army; Conclusion; Further Readings; and Discussion Questions. Discussion Questions: What are the major wars in which the United States Army has fought? What missions other than fighting major wars has the United States Army accomplished? Who have been some of the most famous leaders of the United States Army; What is the Militia tradition, and why has it been so important throughout our history? In what ways has the United States Army attempted to take advantage of technology throughout history? How has the United States Army established and sustained a tradition of deference to civil authority? How has the Army facilitated the integration of ethnic minorities and women into American life? and Recognizing both our own history and changes in the world, what should the Army be doing now to transform itself? More
Washington DC: Naval Historical Foundation/Beaux Arts Editions, 2012. Third Printing [stated]. Hardcover/Padded Cover. Suggested Reading. Authors and Editors. Index. Padded white leather cover with 3-dimensional seal on front; 9.5 inches by 13 inches. 352 pages. Index. Glossy paper; color and monochrome illustrations. This edition was published for Barnes & Noble, Inc. by Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. A poignant and breathtaking tribute to the noble tradition of the United States Navy. The Naval Historical Foundation proudly presents this handsome edition chronicling the remarkable history of the Navy. Features over 350 pages of full-color classic, rare, and unseen photographs alongside insightful text. Also includes: - Detailed battle accounts; - Profiles of heroic naval officers; - Sections highlighting mighty submarines, gunnery, and more! A triumphant work of art. Among the authors are: Alfred Thayer Mahan, William Fowler, Bruce Linder, Craig Symonds, Paul Stillwell, Gorge Galdorisi, Rosario Rausa, Charles Horne, III, George Worthington, William Mack, and Henry McKenney. Among the topics covered are: The Civil War, Cold War, Carrier Aviation, Submarines, Amphibious Assault, Ocean Surveillance, Maritime Patrol, Mine Warfare, Naval Customs, Naval Traditions, Naval Museums, and Naval Memorials. More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1960. 197, charts, index, pencil underlining throughout, discoloration inside boards, DJ worn, foxed, and torn. More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1960. 197, charts, index, foxing to fore-edge, boards quite stained, discoloration and foxing inside boards, bookplate ins fr board. More
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1965. Hardcover. 287, illus., index, DJ soiled and small tears along top and bottom edges. From the front of the Dust Jacket: Soviet Spies Operating Under The Cloak Of Diplomatic Immunity-And The FBI's War Against Them-In Some Of The Most Ruthless Cases Of Espionage On Record. Pierre John Huss (1 May 1901–22 March 1966) was a journalist and author, best known as a war correspondent during World War II. He was part of an overseas reporting staff assembled by Edward R. Murrow in March 1938 for what was the first in what became the daily CBS World News Roundup broadcasts. He interviewed Adolf Hitler multiple times during the 1930s and 1940s, and wrote Heil! And Farewell: The Foe We Face in 1942, the same year he won a National Headliner Award. George Carpozi Jr. (November 25, 1920 – May 14, 2000) was an American journalist, biographer and non-fiction author. Carpozi worked as a journalist for more than fifty years. In 1953 he joined the New York Journal-American as a reporter, night city editor and chief assistant city editor. In 1965 he left to join the New York Post. Upon his retirement from the latter, he became News Department Editor on Rupert Murdoch's Star. Carpozi received 30 awards for journalistic excellence including the New York Press Club's Gold Typewriter Award for his part in bringing to justice George Metesky, New York's Mad Bomber. He also received 12 Hearst Newspapers writing awards. The Los Angeles Times said of him, "Carpozi is the archetypal police reporter, tough... knowledgeable about police procedure and courtroom strategy,..." More
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1965. Hardcover. 287, illus., index, boards slightly scuffed, small stain on spine. No dust jacket present. This book is about Soviet Spies Operating Under The Cloak Of Diplomatic Immunity-And The FBI's War Against Them-In Some Of The Most Ruthless Cases Of Espionage On Record. Pierre John Huss (1 May 1901–22 March 1966) was a journalist and author, best known as a war correspondent during World War II. He was part of an overseas reporting staff assembled by Edward R. Murrow in March 1938 for what was the first in what became the daily CBS World News Roundup broadcasts. He interviewed Adolf Hitler multiple times during the 1930s and 1940s, and wrote Heil! And Farewell: The Foe We Face in 1942, the same year he won a National Headliner Award. George Carpozi Jr. (November 25, 1920 – May 14, 2000) was an American journalist, biographer and non-fiction author. Carpozi worked as a journalist for more than fifty years. In 1953 he joined the New York Journal-American as a reporter, night city editor and chief assistant city editor. In 1965 he left to join the New York Post. Upon his retirement from the latter, he became News Department Editor on Rupert Murdoch's Star. Carpozi received 30 awards for journalistic excellence including the New York Press Club's Gold Typewriter Award for his part in bringing to justice George Metesky, New York's Mad Bomber. He also received 12 Hearst Newspapers writing awards. The Los Angeles Times said of him, "Carpozi is the archetypal police reporter, tough... knowledgeable about police procedure and courtroom strategy,..." More
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1965. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 287, [1] pages. Illustrations. Index. DJ has wear, tears, soiling and chips and is in a plastic sleeve. From the front of the Dust Jacket: Soviet Spies Operating Under The Cloak Of Diplomatic Immunity-And The FBI's War Against Them-In Some Of The Most Ruthless Cases Of Espionage On Record. Pierre John Huss (1 May 1901–22 March 1966) was a journalist and author, best known as a war correspondent during World War II. He was part of an overseas reporting staff assembled by Edward R. Murrow in March 1938 for what was the first in what became the daily CBS World News Roundup broadcasts. He interviewed Adolf Hitler multiple times during the 1930s and 1940s, and wrote Heil! And Farewell: The Foe We Face in 1942, the same year he won a National Headliner Award. George Carpozi Jr. (November 25, 1920 – May 14, 2000) was an American journalist, biographer and non-fiction author. Carpozi worked as a journalist for more than fifty years. In 1953 he joined the New York Journal-American as a reporter, night city editor and chief assistant city editor. In 1965 he left to join the New York Post. Upon his retirement from the latter, he became News Department Editor on Rupert Murdoch's Star. Carpozi received 30 awards for journalistic excellence including the New York Press Club's Gold Typewriter Award for his part in bringing to justice George Metesky, New York's Mad Bomber. He also received 12 Hearst Newspapers writing awards. The Los Angeles Times said of him, "Carpozi is the archetypal police reporter, tough... knowledgeable about police procedure and courtroom strategy,..." More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1979. First Printing. 507, illus., footnotes, bibliography, index, library stamp inside front flyleaf (only library marking). More