Measuring the Correlates of War
Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, c1990. First Printing. 24 cm, 285, illus., footnotes. More
Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, c1990. First Printing. 24 cm, 285, illus., footnotes. More
New York: Viking Press, 1981. 25 cm, 465, illus. More
New York: Monthly Review Press, 1981. First Printing. Pocket paper, 216, wraps, illus., chapter notes, small pencil marks on title page, cover and spine edges worn and small creases. More
Pound Ridge, NY: New Chapter Press, 1992. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 24 cm, 324, illus. More
New York, N.Y. Oxford University Press, 1950. Presumed First U.S. Edition and first printing thus. Hardcover. xii, [2], 165, [3] pages. Footnotes. Some discoloration at cover edges. Includes Preface by Arnold J. Toynbee. Also includes chapters on The War-Stricken World of To-Day; Militarism and the Military Virtues; Sparta, the Military State; Assyria, the Strong Man Armed; The Burden of Nineveh; Charlemagne and Timur Lenk; The Intoxication of Victory; Goliath and David; The Price of Progress in Military Technique; and The Failure of the Savior with the Sword. The author believes that the nations of today have the means to hold Militarism at bay until they work out a method of settling their conflicts without resort to War. Arnold Joseph Toynbee CH FBA (14 April 1889 – 22 October 1975) was a British historian, a philosopher of history, an author of numerous books and a research professor of international history at the London School of Economics and King's College in the University of London. Toynbee in the 1918–1950 period was a leading specialist on international affairs. He is best known for his 12-volume A Study of History (1934–1961). With his prodigious output of papers, articles, speeches and presentations, and numerous books translated into many languages, Toynbee was a widely read and discussed scholar in the 1940s and 1950s. Albert Vann Fowler was born in Syracuse, NY, in 1904. He earned an A.B. in History from Haverford College in 1927 and pursued graduate level studies in Psychology and Journalism at Columbia University from 1927 to 1928. As a committed pacifist, Albert V. Fowler joined the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and in 1940 became a member of the Society of Friends. More
Fort Leavenworth, KS: US Army Command & Gen Staff, 1986. 96, wraps, illus., maps, notes, mailing labels on rear cover. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1947. 24 cm, 206, wraps, footnotes, table, usual library markings, covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1947. 24 cm, 206, wraps, footnotes, table, covers somewhat worn, front cover & title page creased, price stamped on front cover. More
New York: Meridian Books, Inc., 1959. Revised Edition. First Printing. 542, notes, bibliography, index, some soiling to fore-edge, boards and spine somewhat scuffed and some edge wear. More
New York: Meridian Books, Inc., 1959. Revised Edition. First Printing. 542, notes, bibliography, index, ink & red pencil notation & cross out on half-title, some wear to boards and spine. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 2008. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. xvi, 485, [9] pages. Notes. Index. Martin Levi van Creveld (born 5 March 1946) is an Israeli military historian and theorist. In 1950, his family immigrated to Israel, and Creveld grew up in Ramat Gan. From 1964 to 1969, he studied history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and earned an M.A. From 1969 to 1971, he studied history at the London School of Economics and received a Ph.D. His thesis was titled Greece and Yugoslavia in Hitler's strategy, 1940–1941. Van Creveld's doctoral dissertation on Hitler's strategy in the Balkans during the early years of World War II was published as a book in 1973: "Hitler's Strategy, 1940–41. The Balkan Clue." van Creveld returned to Israel and began teaching at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He became a professor in 1988. In 2007, he retired from teaching at Hebrew University, and began teaching at Tel Aviv University's Security Studies Program. Van Creveld is the author of thirty-three books on military history, strategy, and other topics, of which Command in War, Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton, The Transformation of War, The Sword and the Olive and The Rise and Decline of the State are among the best known. Van Creveld has lectured or taught at numerous civilian and military institutes of higher learning all over the world. Van Creveld notes that many of the wars fought after 1945 were low-intensity conflicts (LICs) which powerful states ended up losing. The book argues that we are seeing a decline of the nation-state, without a comparable decline in organized violence. More
Lexington, VA: he Virginia Military Institute and The George C. Marshall Foundation, 1993. Wraps. 165 pages. Illustrations. Index. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1918. Presumed First U. S. Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 5.25 inches by 7.5 inches. xi, [1], 212, [8] pages. Cover has some wear and soiling. Compliments of card pasted inside the front cover. Frontispiece. Hugo Friedrich Philipp Johann Freiherr von Freytag-Loringhoven (May 20, 1855 in Copenhagen – October 19, 1924 in Weimar) was a Prussian general and a writer on military matters, being awarded the Pour le Mérite in 1916 for his work as a historian. He came from a Baltic German family originated in Westphalia, the son of a diplomat, Karl von Freytag-Loringhoven. He entered the Imperial German army in 1877, a few years after German unification. From 1887 to 1896 he taught military history at the Prussian Military Academy in Berlin. He then worked for Alfred von Schlieffen, later being described as "Schlieffen's favorite disciple", and in 1907 took command of the 12th Regiment of Grenadiers at Frankfurt an der Oder. In 1910 he became Oberquartiermeister, and in December 1913 took command of the 22nd Division at Cassel. With the mobilization in 1914 for WWI, he became first a liaison officer with the Austro-Hungarian forces. He then returned to the Supreme Army Command as Stellvertretender Generalquartiermeister, where he became an unofficial adviser to Erich von Falkenhayn although he bemoaned his lack of influence. He briefly led the 9th Reserve Corps, then the 17th Reserve Division, and in September 1916 went back to the Supreme Army Command. On April 18, 1918 he was promoted to General of the Infantry. Deductions from the World War the English translation of Folgerungen aus dem Weltkriege (1918). More
New York: The Penguin Press, 2004. First Edition. First Printing. 229, index. Inscribd by the author. More
New York: The Penguin Press, 2004. First Edition. First Printing. 229, index. More
New York: The Penguin Press, 2004. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [10], 229, [1] pages. Index. DJ has some wear, soiling, Tear at back and small chips. Includes Democracy Matters are Frightening in Our Time; Nihilism in America; The Deep Democratic Tradition in America; Forging New Jewish and Islamic Democratic Identities; The Crisis of Christian Identity in America; The Necessary Engagement with Youth Culture; and Putting On our Democratic Armor. The author of Race Matters explores the threats to democracy that exist both in America and in the violence-torn Middle East, discussing the imperialist corruption that plagues our own democracy, our failure to foster peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, our hypocrisy in the area of foreign relations and policy, the racism that still infects American society, and other crises. Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, activist, social critic and intellectual. West's philosophy focuses on the roles of race, gender, and class struggle in American society. West draws intellectual contributions from multiple traditions, including Christianity, the black church, socialism, left-wing populism, neopragmatism, and transcendentalism. Among his most influential books are Race Matters (1993) and Democracy Matters (2004). He has held professorships and fellowships at Harvard University, Yale University, Union Theological Seminary, Princeton University, Dartmouth College, Pepperdine University, and the University of Paris. In 2020, he was listed by Prospect magazine as the fourth-greatest thinker for the COVID-19 era. West is a third party candidate in the 2024 presidential election. More
Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004. First Edition. First Printing. 225, illus., bibliography, index, some wear and soiling to boards. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1922. First? Edition. First? Printing. 20 cm, 441, boards somewhat worn and soiled. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1971. First Edition. 434, footnotes, tables, charts, index, slight foxing to fore-edge, some wear and soiling to DJ. More
New York: Perennial Library, 1973. Abridged Edition. 1st Perennial Printing. pocket paperbk, 374, wraps, tables, charts, appendix, index, text somewhat darkened, some soiling to covers Abridged edition, with a new appendix, "Picking Up the Pieces: The Impact of Vietnam on the Military Establishment." More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1944. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 286, usual library markings, pages discolored, boards worn/soiled, part of DJ cut off & pasted to front endpaper, spine faded. More