Government Executive, Volume 30, Number 7, July 1998
Washington, DC: Executive Publications, Inc., 1998. 28 cm, wraps, illus., mailing label removed leaving damage to front cover. More
Washington, DC: Executive Publications, Inc., 1998. 28 cm, wraps, illus., mailing label removed leaving damage to front cover. More
Pleasantville, NY: Readers Digest Association, Inc., 1940. Wraps. 144 p. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, c1986. First Printing. 24 cm, 293, glossary, notes, bibliography, index, some scuffing to boards. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1986. First Printing. Hardcover. 24 cm, 293, glossary, yellow highlighting on a few pages in Introduction, some soiling to edges. James Adams is an American author and entrepreneur. Adams was born in Newcastle, England, where he spent his childhood. In 1991, he immigrated to the United States, becoming a citizen in 1997. Adams founded the Ashland Institute for Strategic Studies, a virtual intelligence organization, and iDefense, a cyber intelligence agency. He also served as CEO of United Press International. Adams is an expert on warfare and intelligence, and has written 13 best-selling fiction and non-fiction books on the subjects. They include The Next World War, The Financing of Terror, and Sellout: Aldrich Ames and the Corruption of the CIA. In 2019, he wrote (with Richard Kletter) Artificial Intelligence - Confronting the Revolution. He has also written on intelligence for Foreign Affairs and The New York Times, among other publications. Recently, Adams has ghosted a number of biographies of Fortune 500 CEOs. Adams has also served on the board of the NSA and as chairman of its technology oversight panel, as well as on special task forces for the White House on psychological operations and cyber warfare. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1986. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 24 cm, x, 293, [1] pages. A Glossary of Terrorism. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Ink underling and knowledgeable comments noted. Bookplate inside front cover. Mark on bottom edge. Inscribed to Noel Koch by the author on fep. Inscription reads: Noel: This is only the beginning, Special Forces is much more interesting. With Kind Regards. James Adams October 1981. Signed, handwritten note laid in as well. Koch was Special assistant to President The White House, 1971-1974, Deputy Assistant for Africa United States Department Defense, 1982-1986, director special planning, 1981-1986, and was principal deputy assistant secretary for international security affairs, 1981-1986. James Adams is an American author and entrepreneur. Adams was born in Newcastle, England, where he spent his childhood. In 1991, he immigrated to the United States, becoming a citizen in 1997. Adams founded the Ashland Institute for Strategic Studies, a virtual intelligence organization, and iDefense, a cyber intelligence agency. He also served as CEO of United Press International. Adams is an expert on warfare and intelligence, and has written 13 best-selling fiction and non-fiction books on the subjects. They include The Next World War, The Financing of Terror, and Sellout: Aldrich Ames and the Corruption of the CIA. In 2019, he wrote (with Richard Kletter) Artificial Intelligence - Confronting the Revolution. Adams has also served on the board of the NSA and as chairman of its technology oversight panel, as well as on special task forces for the White House on psychological operations and cyber warfare. More
New York: Amnesty International, 1994. First? Edition. First? Printing. 109, wraps, illus. More
Ankara, Turkey: Ankara University, [1984]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 294, wraps, illus., footnotes, bibliography, covers and spine worn and soiled, ink marks & pencil erasure to half-title. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, c1996. First Printing. Hardcover. 25 cm, 399 pages. Illus., some pages dinged, black mark on bottom edge, DJ torn and chipped. Signed by the author. More
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. First Printing. 305, black mark on bottom edge, some sticker residue to DJ. More
Washington, DC: Acropolis Books, c1987. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 350, illus., some soiling to rear DJ, pages not crisply white (possibly due to discoloration). More
[Jakarta]: ASEAN Secretariat, 1987. First? Edition. First? Printing. 34 cm, 219, illus. (some color), color maps, DJ somewhat worn and soiled. More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown, c1996. First Edition. Second Printing. 25 cm, 396, references, index, mark on bottom edge, some edge soiling. More
New York: Ecco, c2002. First Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 228, illus., maps. More
Lanham, MD: University Press of America, c1989. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 238, bibliography, slight wear, soiling, and sticker residue to DJ. More
New York, NY: Foreign Policy Association, Incorporated, 1947. Presumed first edition. first printing. Hardcover. 291, [1] p. Includes: maps, Footnotes. Tables. More
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2001. 296, illus., index, corner of one page turned. More
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2001. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [8], 296 pages. Illustrations. Index. Mark Robert Bowden (born July 17, 1951) is an American writer and author. He has been The Distinguished Writer in Residence at The University of Delaware since 2013. He is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and also a National Correspondent for The Atlantic. From 1979 to 2003, Bowden was a staff writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Over the years, he has written for The New Yorker, Men's Journal, The Atlantic, Sports Illustrated, and Rolling Stone. Some of his awards are listed below. As a result of his book Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War, Bowden has received international recognition. More
Silver Spring, MD: Bread for the World Inst. 1997. First Edition. First? Printing. 130, wraps, illus., maps, sources for tables, abbreviations, glossary, notes. More
Carlisle, PA: U. S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, 2013. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. xv, [1], 84 p. Endnotes. This is one of the Letort Papers. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, c1992. First Printing. 25 cm, 288, illus., some soiling and edge wear to DJ, black mark on bottom edge. More
New York: The Free Press, 1992. First edition. First U. S. printing [stated]. Hardcover. Glued binding. Paper over boards. xii, 246 p. Notes. Index. More
New York: Basic Books, [1964]. 24 cm, 482, diagrams, tables, appendices, index, promotional material laid in. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2003. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. 431 p. More
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1987. First Edition. First Printing. 287, notes, some soiling to fore-edge, DJ somewhat scuffed and some edge wear. More
London: Pluto Press, 1999. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. ix, [1], 276 pages. Maps. Notes. Appendix I and II. Index. Inscribed by the author on the fep. The inscription reads: "Washington, D.C. June 16, 1999 For Phyllis & Bob Oakley in friendship - & with many memories. John Cooley". Robert Bigger Oakley (March 12, 1931 – December 10, 2014) was an American diplomat whose 34-year career (1957–1991) as a Foreign Service Officer included appointments as United States Ambassador to Zaire, Somalia, and Pakistan and, in the early 1990s, as a special envoy during the American involvement in Somalia. In January 1995, he joined the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University. John Kent Cooley (November 25, 1927 – August 6, 2008) was an American journalist and author who specialized in islamist groups and the Middle East. Based in Athens, he worked as a radio and off-air television correspondent for ABC News and was a long-time contributing editor to the Christian Science Monitor. Cooley was one of only a handful of Western journalists widely regarded and trusted in the Middle East as an expert on the area's history and politics. He interviewed several of the region's heads of state and was personally acquainted with the senior leadership of the PLO. His many awards include the Council on Foreign Relations' Fellowship for American Foreign Correspondents, and the coveted George Polk Award for distinguished career achievement in international reporting. He was a part of the ABC News Prime Time Live team that won a 1990 Emmy for its investigation into the December 21, 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. More