The American Historical Review, Volume 94, Number 1: February 1989
Washington, DC: American Historical Association, 1989. Wraps. x, 270 p. 40 pages of advertisements at the back. Footnotes. Tables. More
Washington, DC: American Historical Association, 1989. Wraps. x, 270 p. 40 pages of advertisements at the back. Footnotes. Tables. More
Washington, DC: Army Times Pub. Co., 1990. Quarto, 184, wraps, illus., covers somewhat worn, soiled, and edge tears, some page discoloration. More
Reno, NV: Pat Shannon, 1951. Oversized, approx. 60, wraps, profusely illus., covers worn and soiled, erasure residue on cover, spine torn at top. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1969. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. xvii, [1], 798 pages. Illustrations. Notes. References. Index. DJ soiled, creased, & scuffed: small tears/chips, small pieces missing. Inscribed and signed by the author (Dean Acheson); small smear in the inscription. Dean Gooderham Acheson (April 11, 1893 – October 12, 1971) was an American statesman and lawyer. . Dean Acheson joined the Department of State in 1941 as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and, with brief intermissions, was continuously involved until 1953, when he left office at the end of the Truman years. As the 51st U.S. Secretary of State, he set the Foreign policy of the Truman administration from 1949 to 1953. He was Truman's main foreign policy advisor 1945-1947, especially regarding the Cold War. Acheson helped design the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, as well as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. After 1949 Acheson came under partisan political attack from Republicans led by Senator Joseph McCarthy over Truman's policy toward the People's Republic of China. As a private citizen in 1968 he counseled President Lyndon B. Johnson to negotiate for peace with North Vietnam. During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, President John F. Kennedy called upon Acheson for advice, bringing him into the executive committee (ExComm), a strategic advisory group. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1969. Second Printing [stated]. Hardcover. xvii, [1], 798 pages. Illustrations. Notes. References. Index. DJ is price clipped and has some wear, soiling, chips, and tears. Inscribed by the author to John T. Chadwell on the fep. Inscription reads To John T. Chadwell with best wishes Dean Acheson. This is believed to be the John T. Chadwell who was a Chicago lawyer who often represented major companies in antitrust suits. Mr. Chadwell received bachelors’ and law degrees from the University of Illinois. Dean Gooderham Acheson (April 11, 1893 – October 12, 1971) was an American statesman and lawyer. . Dean Acheson joined the Department of State in 1941 as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and, with brief intermissions, was continuously involved until 1953, when he left office at the end of the Truman years. As the 51st U.S. Secretary of State, he set the Foreign policy of the Truman administration from 1949 to 1953. He was Truman's main foreign policy advisor 1945-1947, especially regarding the Cold War. Acheson helped design the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, as well as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. After 1949 Acheson came under partisan political attack from Republicans led by Senator Joseph McCarthy over Truman's policy toward the People's Republic of China. As a private citizen in 1968 he counseled President Lyndon B. Johnson to negotiate for peace with North Vietnam. During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, President John F. Kennedy called upon Acheson for advice, bringing him into the executive committee (ExComm), a strategic advisory group. More
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1952, c1951. 21 cm, 309, usual library markings, front DJ flap price clipped, DJ taped to boards, shaken, DJ worn especially at edges. More
Annapolic, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1957. Presumed first edition/first printing thus. Hardcover. xxii, 699-1377, [1] Illustrations. Six issues bound in one volume. Individual issue covers removed. More
Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1957. Reprint. 1969 printing. Hardcover. xi, 201 p. Index. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1951. Fourth Edition. 648, illus., tables, charts, fold-out chart, bibliography, index, stamp ins fr flylf, DJ worn, torn, soiled, chipped, pcs missing. More
New York: Bloomsbury, 2009. First U.S. Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. viii, 423, [1] pages. Illustrations. Notes Glossary. Notes. Index. Matthew M. Aid, was a onetime intelligence analyst and researcher who drew on his “obsession” with the National Security Agency in writing a history of the secretive intelligence organization and also revealed that once-public documents at the National Archives were quietly being reclassified and taken off the shelves. Mr. Aid became a Russian-language expert in the Air Force. He spent a year in a military jail and received a discharge for bad conduct. Close acquaintances said he worked for a time as an NSA analyst and spent at least 15 years as a researcher for global investigative organizations, including Investigative Mr. Aid was particularly interested in the NSA, the country’s largest intelligence organization, which is based at Fort Meade, Md. He spent years working on a history of the agency, filing hundreds of Freedom of Information Act requests, before publishing his study, “The Secret Sentry,” in 2009. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1995. First Edition. First Printing. 235, footnotes, bibliography, index, stamp on top edge. More
Washington, DC: Marine Corps Historical Cent, 2000. 28 cm, 64, wraps, illus., maps, references. Marines in the Korean War commemorative series. More
Washington, DC: U.S. Marine Corps, 2000. 64, wraps, illus., maps. More
National Intelligence Council, 2004. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. [2], xliv. 678 pages. With CD in pocket at back cover. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Some tears and wear on back cover. Text in English with some Chinese text. The National Intelligence Council issued this collection of over seventy National Intelligence Estimates on China--the largest such release ever made at one time. These formerly classified documents represent the most authoritative assessments of the United States Government and so constitute a unique historical records of a momentous era in China's modern history. More
Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 1995. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 249, wraps, illus., maps, references, some wear and soiling to covers, pencil erasure on title page. More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, [1968]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 128, illus., maps, index, front DJ flap price clipped, DJ worn and stained: sm tears, sm chips, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
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
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 300 pages. Illus., index, some soiling & scratching to fore-edge. DJ worn and soiled: small chips missing. Signed by the author. More
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1959. 300, illus., index, some soiling to fore-edge, DJ worn and soiled: sm chips missing, sm rough spot fr DJ, fr DJ flap price clipped. More
Carlisle Barracks, PA: Alumni Assoc. of War College, 1984. First Printing. 534, chapter notes, chronology, notes on sources, index, top and bottom edges of DJ worn and creased: small tears. More
Carlisle Barracks, PA: The Alumni Association of the United States Army War College, 1994. Revised Edition. Presumed first printing thus. Hardcover. xii, 538, [2] pages. Illustrations. Chapter notes. Chronology. Notes on sources. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. The author was a former member of the faculty of the United States Army War College and a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was a combat infantry officer. He was a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and earned his Ph.D. in history from the University of Virginia. Col. Harry P. Ball (1925-2017) attended New Mexico Military Institute and The United States Military Academy graduating in the Class of 1947. He served in many posts and stations to include two Airborne Divisions, three tours in Korea, Vietnam and Germany. In January 1952, Harry arrived in Korea and was assigned as Company Commander, Co. C, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. For the next six months, Harry’s unit helped man the Main Line of Resistance (MLR), an official campaign known as “Second Korean Winter.” It was during this period of active ground combat that 1st Lt. Ball was promoted to Captain and awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. Harry’s final tour of duty was with the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, PA, where he served on the faculty for three years. During his third year at Carlisle, Harry was head of the Department of Military Strategy, Planning, and Operations. On 31 July 1977, he retired from the Army after thirty years of active service. He was commissioned by the Army War College in Carlisle, PA to write a history of the institution which was published in 1984 under the title of “Of Responsible Command”. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, c1990. First Printing. 25 cm, 476, notes, bibliography, index, slight wear and soiling to DJ, sticker residue on front DJ. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, c1990. First Printing. 25 cm, 476, notes, bibliography, index, some creasing to DJ edges, red ink underlining to a few pages. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1960. Second Printing. 22 cm, 575, endpaper maps, notes, bibliographic note, index, boards somewhat worn and soiled. More
Tokyo, Japan: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., c1954. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xii, 235, [1] pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (a few in color). Map. Dornbusch 1348. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 10.5 inches. This is the third volume of the history of the 2d U.S. Infantry Division in the Korean conflict. It covers the period 1 January 1953--31 December 1953. All efforts were directed to give adequate coverage to all units in the division and to present an accurate and objective account of their activities from the end of T-bone action 24, December 52 to the close of the year 1953. The account of tactical operations for infantry united was carried through until 31 December 1952, when the Division was relieved and moved into reserve. Emphasis was placed upon photographs to record forever this period of the Division's history for the men who lived it. More