International Terrorism: National, Regional, and Global Perspectives
New York: Praeger, 1976. First? Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 390, corners bumped and edges worn, edges soiled. More
Counterinsurgency
The Question
New York: George Braziller, Inc., 1958. First American Edition. First? Printing. 123 pages. Bookplate, DJ worn, soiled, edge tears, and small chips. More
The Pentomic Era; The US Army Between Korea and Vietnam
Washington, DC: National Defense University Press, 1986. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. 21 cm. xiv. 197, [5] pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Footnotes. Endnotes. Selected Bibliography. Index. Slight wear and soiling to covers. Andrew J. Bacevich Jr. (born July 5, 1947) is an American historian specializing in international relations, security studies, American foreign policy, and American diplomatic and military history. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1969 and served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, serving in Vietnam from the summer of 1970 to the summer of 1971. He taught at West Point and Johns Hopkins University before joining the faculty at Boston University in 1998. He is a Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History at the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. He is also a retired career officer in the Armor Branch of the United States Army, retiring with the rank of colonel. He is a former director of Boston University's Center for International Relations (from 1998 to 2005), now part of the Pardee School of Global Studies. Bacevich is the co-founder and president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. More
The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism
New York, NY: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, 2008. Reprint. Seventh printing. Hardcover. Glued binding. Paper over boards. [14], 206, [4] p. Notes. Index. More
Lessons from the Huk Campaign in the Philippines
Manila, Philippines: M. Colcol & Company, 1960. 272, illus., maps, apps, lib stamps, tape stains ins flylf & on bds, DJ soiled, rough spot on DJ spine (lib # partly removed). More
Lessons from the Huk Campaign in the Philippines
Manila, Philippines: M. Colcol & Company, 1960. 272, illus., maps, appendices, top inside corner of text bent, some wear to board corners, spine slightly faded. More
Great Powers: America and the World After Bush
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2009. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. [8] 488 p. Glossary. Notes. Index. More
Military Communications: A Test for Technology; United States Army in Vietnam
Washington DC: United States Army, Center of Military History, 1986. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xix, [1], 515, [1] pages. Illustrations. Diagram. Maps. Footnotes. Bibliographic Notes. Glossary. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling. Fep has light crease. John Donald Bergen is now an American Communications and public affairs executive. He was named Outstanding Young American, Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1973. He is a member West Point Society and the American Management Association. Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army, 1964, advanced through grades to lieutenant colonel. He was a Professor United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1971-1974; Strategic planner United States Department Defense, Washington, 1976-1981; and director speechwriting & issue management, 1981-1984. After he left the service he had a highly successful in the private sector. More
U.S. Army Counterinsurgency and Contingency Operations Doctrine, 1942-1976
Washington, DC: GPO, 2006. First Printing. 570, wraps, illus., maps, chapter notes, bibliography, glossary, index, some creasing to covers, corners of a few pages bent. More
Responding to Low-Intensity Conflict Challenges
Place_Pub: Maxwell Air Force Base, AL: Air University Press, 1990. First? Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 318, wraps, notes, minor wear and soiling to covers, some light yellow highlighting to text. More
Tactical Airlift
Place_Pub: Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History, 1983. First? Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 899, illus., maps, footnotes, notes, glossary, bibliographic note, index, slight scuffing to boards. More
Strategy Strikes Back; How Star Wars Explains Modern Military Conflict
Lincoln, NE: Potomac Books [An imprint of the University of Nebraska Press], 2018. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xx, [2], 246, [4] pages. DJ has some wear, tears, and soiling. Foreword by Stanley McCrystal. Notes. Contributors. Maximillian Michael Brooks (born May 22, 1972) is an American actor and author. He is the son of comedy filmmaker Mel Brooks and actress Anne Bancroft. He is a senior fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, New York. John Amble is the editorial director of the Modern War Institute at West Point and co-director of the Urban Warfare Project. He is also a military intelligence officer in the US Army Reserve and a veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan. He holds a BA from the University of Minnesota and an MA in Intelligence and International Security from King’s College London, and has conducted Ph.D. research within the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies at King’s College London. His work has appeared in academic journals and books published by the academic press. He is the co-editor of Strategy Strikes Back: How Star Wars Explains Modern Military Conflict. Lieutenant Colonel ML (Matt) Cavanaugh, Ph.D., is an active duty US Army Strategist with experience in 11 countries and assignments ranging from Iraq to the Pentagon and Korea to New Zealand. He has recently been named a Professor of Practice with the Arizona State University School of Politics & Global Studies, and is a co-founder of and a Senior Fellow with the Modern War Institute at West Point. Jaym Gates is an author and editor whose focus ranges from futurism consulting to disaster response. More
Africom at 5 Years: The Maturation of a New U.S. Combatant Command
Carlisle, PA: U. S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, 2013. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. Glued binding. x. 111, [7] p. Illustrations, black & white. Maps. End notes. More
The Rollback of South Africa's Chemical and Biological Warfare Program
Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: USAF Counterproliferation Center, 2001. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. [6], xi, [1], 118, [4] pages. Includes Disclaimer; The Authors; Acknowledgments; Chronology; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; and Notes. Chapters include Introduction; The Origin of the Chemical and Biological Warfare Program; Project Coast, 1981-1993; Rollback of Project Coast, 1988-1994; Transition to ANC Rule, Proliferation Concerns and Efforts to Conceal Project Coast Details: 1994-1996; Basson's Arrest and Trial and TRC Hearings, 1997-2000; and Conclusion. Stephen Burgess was at University of Zambia, Lusaka, lecturer in development studies, 1980-82; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, instructor in political science, 1991-92; Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, assistant professor of political science, 1992-99; U.S. Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, assistant professor of international security studies, beginning 1999, currently professor of strategy and international security and chair of department; associate of U.S. Air Force Counter-Proliferation Center. He was a Fulbright-Hayes fellow, 1988-90; General Charles Horner Award for research in counter-proliferation, 2001. Dr. Purkitt received her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. Dr. Purkitt spent the majority of her career as a professor of Political Science at the U.S Naval Academy. Following her retirement in 2011, the Secretary of the Navy conferred upon Dr. Purkitt the title of Professor Emerita for her devoted manner throughout her tenure of 33 years of faithful service. More
Clear and Present Dangers: The U.S. Military and the War on Drugs in the Andes
Washington, DC: DC Office on Latin America, 1991. First? Edition. First? Printing. 154, wraps, tables, diagrams, covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
"Making Riflemen from Mud": Restoring the Army's Culture of Irregular Warfare
Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute U. S. Army War College, 2007. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. v, [1], 29, [1] p. This is one of the Carlisle Papers in Security Strategy. Endnotes. More
A Rumor of War
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977. First Edition. 346, map, some wear to top and bottom edges of DJ, lettering on DJ spine slightly faded. More
A Rumor of War
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977. First Edition. 346, map, DJ scuffed and soiled: small tears, small piece missing in front DJ. More
A Rumor of War
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977. First Edition. 346, map, lettering on spine slightly faded, some soiling to rear board. More
The Reagan Years
New York: George Braziller, 1988. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. 202 p. More
Operationalizing COIN; JSOU Report 05-2
Hurlburt Field, FL: Joint Special Operations University, 2005. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. v, [1], 113, [1] pages. Illustrations. Endnotes. Principles, Axioms & Rules, Acronyms, Definitions, References, Additional Reading. Colonel Joseph D. Celeski, U.S. Army, Retired, provides his thoughts on how we might think about, plan, and conduct operations in the new threat environment of "Terro-Insurgency." In this environment insurgents are joined by various terrorists, drug traffickers, and other criminals to create what he calls the "Gray Stew" mix that confronts us today in Afghanistan and elsewhere. Based on his understanding of the new environment, Colonel Celeski posits a theory of counterinsurgency (COIN) and suggests techniques for developing the COIN plan and executing it employing special operations forces. He reinforces his concepts concerning COIN with a review of the war in Afghanistan. More
The Interagency and Counterinsurgency Warfare: Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction Roles
Carlisle, PA: United States Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, 2007. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. Glued binding. xi, [1], 605, [3] p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Glossary. Bibliography. More
Little America; The War Within the War for Afghanistan
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 6 inches by 9 inches. xi, [1], 368, [2] pages. Includes Map of Southern Afghanistan, 8 pages of photographs, as well as a Prologue. Part 1 covers Grand Dreams; Part Two covers Shattered Plans; Part Three covers Triage, as well as Acknowledgments, Notes, Bibliography, and Index. Rajiv Chandrasekaran is an Indian-American journalist. He is the National Editor of The Washington Post, where he has worked since 1994. At The Post he has served as bureau chief in Baghdad, Cairo, and Southeast Asia, and as a correspondent covering the war in Afghanistan. During 2003, the Post put his stories on the front page 138 times., In 2004, he was journalist-in-residence at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, and a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.,,Chandrasekaran's 2006 book Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone won the 2007 Samuel Johnson Prize and was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Awards for non-fiction. In this extraordinarily insightful, illuminating book, Rajiv Chandrasekaran focuses on southern Afghanistan in the year of Obama's surge. Little America is a story of this long arc of American involvement, and of the campaign to salvage a victory in southern Afghanistan on Obama's watch., and reveals the epic tug of war that occurred between the president and a military that, once on the ground, increasingly went its own way. More
The Pentagon Papers, The Senator Gravel Edition, Volumes I-V
Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1971-1972. Senator Gravel Edition. 23 cm, 3312 total, 5-volume mixed set, maps, chronology, glossary, documents, index, usual library markings v.1-4, DJs v.1-4 in plastic sleeve. More
Lost Victory: A Firsthand Account of America's Sixteen-Year Involvement in Vietnam
Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books, 1989. Hardcover. 24 cm. 438 pages. Illustrations. Map. Endpaper maps. Appendices. Chronology. Glossary. Index. Some creasing to DJ edges. William Egan Colby (January 4, 1920 – April 27, 1996) spent a career in intelligence for the United States, culminating in serving as the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from September 1973 to January 1976. During World War II Colby served with the Office of Strategic Services. After the war he joined the Central Intelligence Agency. During the Vietnam War, Colby served as chief of station in Saigon, chief of the CIA's Far East Division, and head of the Civil Operations and Rural Development effort He oversaw the Phoenix Program. As Director of Central Intelligence, under intense pressure from the United States Congress and the media, adopted a policy of relative openness about U.S. intelligence activities to the Senate Church Committee and House Pike Committee. More