Military (General Topics)

[5970] Adams, James. The Next World War : Computers Are the Weapons and the Front Line Is Everywhere. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1998. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Very Good. ISBN: 0684834529. Clean, tight, no markings, 366pp. $6.00 [5361] Adams, James. The Next World War : Computers Are the Weapons and the Front Line Is Everywhere. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1998. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0684834529. Yellow highlighting, 366pp. $5.00 [4435] Berlin, Robert H.. Military Classics: Historical Bibliography No. 8. Fort Leavenworth KS: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Press, 1988. Soft Cover. Very Good 71pp. $8.00 [7094] Boardman, Robert. C-Rations for the Warrior's Heart: 31 Meals for the Long March. Eugene OR: ACW Press, 2003. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Inscribed by Author. Fine ISBN: 1932124152. 235pp, illus. Author, former Marine, has collected 31 stories from warriors of recent wars. Each glimpse into a harsh wartime crisis catches a moment of faith and hope. $6.00 [6818] Boelaert-Suominen, Sonja Ann Jozef. International Environmental Law and Naval War : The Effect of Marine Safety and Pollution Conventions During International Armed Conflict (The Newport Papers Number 15). Newport RI: Naval War College, 2000. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Fine Clean, no names or markings, 364pp. $8.00 [1905] Bonds, Ray. The US War Machine. NY: Crown Publishers, 1978. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0517549905. 271pp., profusely illustrated with photographs, drawings and cut away diagrams. $7.00 [5887] Coker, William S. (ed.). The Military Presence on the Gulf Coast. Pensacola FL: Gulf Coast History and Humanities Conference, 1978. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Browning to paper cover, 178pp., illus. Volume VII in Proceedings of the Gulf Coast History and Humanities Conference 1978. Volume in three sections; Foreign military; United States Military; and Military Training. $15.00 [4065] Copp, DeWitt S. A Few Great Captains : The Men and Events. McLean VA: EPM Publications, 1980. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0939009293. 531pp., illus. Account of the evolution of US air power. Also the story of H.H. "Hap" Arnold, Frank M. Andrews, Carl Spaatz and Ira C. Eaker and their contribution to the USAF. $7.00 [2139] Cracken, L. William. Between the Lines: Reflections on War and Peacetime. Dallas TX: L. William Cracken, 1998. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Privately Printed. Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0966879406. 235pp., illus. Colonel Cracken tells his story from entry into Army Air Corps in WWII through Korean War. $7.00 [4769] Donovan, James A.. Militarism, U.S.A.. NY: Scribner's, 1970. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good Name on half title page, several pages with underlining, 265pp. $6.00 [6421] Drew, Dennis M. And Snow, Donald M.. The Eagle's Talons. Maxwell AFB, AL: Air University Press, 1988. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. As New ISBN: 1585660256. No marks, 421pp. Authors diivide all American Wars into seven subjects; the issues and events, political objectives, military objectives and strategy, political considerations, military technology and technique, military conduct and better state of peace. $6.00 [6006] Drew, Dennis M. And Snow, Donald M.. The Eagle's Talons. Maxwell AFB, AL: Air University Press, 1988. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good ISBN: 1585660256. 421pp. Authors divide all American Wars into seven subjects; the issues and events, political objectives, military objectives and strategy, political considerations, military technology and technique, military conduct and better state of peace. $4.00 [7001] Dunnigan, James F.. How to Make War: A Comprehensive Guide to Modern Warfare. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Quill, 1988. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0688079792. Clean, no names or marks to text, binding slightly cocked, 620pp. World's weapons systems and their tactical use, Revised edition. $7.00 [3998] Dunnigan, James F. & Macedonia, Raymond M.. Getting It Right: American Military Reforms After Vietnam to the Gulf War and Beyond. NY: William Morrow, 1993. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0688140653. 320pp. How the U.S. military recovered from the second place finish in Southeast Asia Wargames of 1965-1973. $8.00 [5065] Fair, Charles. From the Jaws of Victory. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1971. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 1199859516. Name plate inside front cover, 435pp. Examples of military incompetence throughout history, that lost battles. $5.00 [4685] Garrett, Richard. The Raiders. The Elite Strike Forces that Altered the Course of War and History. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1980. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0442258739. 224pp., illus. $12.00 [5827] Gutmann, Stephanie. The Kinder, Gentler Military : Can America's Gender-Neutral Fighting Force Still Win Wars? (Lisa Drew Bks.). New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2000. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0684852918. 300pp. $8.00 [3117] Hackworth, David H. And Mathews, Tom. Hazardous Duty. NY: William Morrow and Company, 1996. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0-688-14718-6. Appears unread, 354pp. Hackworth tells of modern Army duty and conflicts in Bosnia, Saudi, Somalia, Haiti and Baltics. $9.00 [4779] Hadley, Arthur T.. The Straw Giant : America's Armed Forces-Triumphs & Failures. New York, NY: Morrow/Avon, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-380-70391-2. 316pp Analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. military. $6.00 [2440] Hagan, Kenneth J.. Against All Enemies : Interpretations of American Military History from Colonial Times to the Present. NY: Greenwood Press, 1985. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good 393pp. $9.00 [4764] Hampson, Fen O.. Unguided Missiles. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 1990. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0393306410. 370pp., illus. Military procurement system - relationship of technology, service parochialism, arms race, military strategy and arms control. $7.00 [1847] Hastings, Max and Jenkins, Simon. Military Anecdotes. NY: Oxford University Press, 1985. First Trade. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good 514pp. Anthology from mainly British and American military literature with 384 entries. $8.00 [6570] Hickey, S. M.. Out of the Sky : A History of Airborne Warfare. New York NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0684160625. Clean, no marks, no tear dust jacket, 286pp., illus. $14.00 [2599] Holm, Jeanne Maj. Gen.. Women in the Military: An Unfinished Revolution. Navato CA: Presidio, 1982. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good 435pp. History of women in the U.S. military through the 1980's. $6.00 [5463] Hunter, William J. (compiler). Challenge: A Professional Anthology. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1970. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket - As Issued. ISBN: 112216209X. Paste down list of authors on front cover, midshipman's name inside front cover, 385pp. Anthology of military writings from twenty-one authors selected by midshipmen and published as a text for the Naval Academy. $6.00 [4571] Jones, General David C., USAF. United States Military Posture For FY1982. Washington DC: GPO, 1981. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Two parts: Overview by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 8pp.; Supplement to Chairman's Overview, 116pp. $7.00 [6141] Kaufman, Alan G.. Sources of Naval Law : A Collection of Primary Documents for Navy and Marine Corps Officers; Vol 2.. Boston, MA: Pearson Custom Publishing, 1997. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good ISBN: 0536599076. Cover crease, o/w fine, no marks, 329pp., Volume 2 only. Geneva Convention, Hague Convention and other documents concerning rules of war. $10.00 [7258] Keegan, John. The Face of Battle. NY: Viking Press, 1976. Book Club??. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0670304328. Dust jacket edge wear, No marking or names. 354pp, illus, maps. $4.00 [2076] Keegan, John. The Face of Battle. NY: Viking Press, 1976. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Fair. ISBN: 0670304328. Dust jacket chewed on front edges, clean and intact text, 354pp, illus, maps. $4.00 [2815] Keegan, John. The Face of Battle. NY: Viking Press, 1976. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0670304328. Dust jacket closed tear on back, 354pp, illus, maps. $6.00 [6341] Keegan, John; Holmes, Richard. Soldiers : A History of Men in Battle. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 1986. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0670809691. 288pp., illus. Evolution of the warrior. $9.00 [6515] Kerrigan, Evans E.. American War Medals and Decorations. New York NY: Viking, 1971. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Inscribed by Author. Fine / Very Good. Dust jacket small closed tears, mylar jacket protector, 173pp., illus., color plates. Revised & Expanded edtion. Traces American medals from 1782. Author's inscription on ffep, "To, xx xx, A good friend and great collector - with best wishes, Evans E. Kerrigan." $26.00 [4882] Knorr, Klaus. Military Power and Potential (Problems in European Civilization Series). Lexington MA: D.C. Heath, 1970. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good Name on half title page, 150pp. $3.00 [4802] Knorr, Klaus. Military Power and Potential (Problems in European Civilization Series). Lexington MA: D.C. Heath, 1970. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good Name on page edge, corner bump, stain and rub on rear cover, 150pp. $3.00 [6532] Kreis, John F.. Air Warfare and Air Base Air Defense 1914-1973. Washington, DC, U.S.A.: Air Force History & Museums Program, 1988. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0912799552. Dust jacket edge tears and large chip lower back, book exposed to moisture resulting in cover warp, binding intact but suspect, 406pp., illus. Covers the air bases of all major countires. $8.00 [3940] Leckie, Robert. The Wars of America: Quebec to Appomattox, Vol. I. NY: Harper & Row, 1968. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Light edge wear to jacket, 564pp., illus., maps. American Revolution, War of 1812, War with Mexico and Civil War covered in this volume. Volume one of two. $7.00 [4034] Millett, Allan R. & Maslowski, Peter. For the Common Defense : A Military History of the United States of America. NY: The Free Press, 1984. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Very Good. Dust jacket closed tear on lower spine, 621pp., illus., maps. $19.00 [4579] Moore, John L. (ed.). U.S. Defense Policy : Weapons, Strategy and Commitments, 2nd Edition. Washington DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1980. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Fine ISBN: 0-87187-158-2. 220pp., illus. $6.00 [1941] Norman, Michael. These Good Men : Friendships Forged from War. NY: Crown Publishers, 1989. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0517559846. 310pp. Author finds friends from USMC /Vietnam tour. $7.00 [6382] Norman, Michael. These Good Men : Friendships Forged from War. NY: Crown Publishers, 1989. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0517559846. 310pp. Author finds friends from USMC /Vietnam tour. $7.00 [3770] Perrett, Bryan. Last Stand! Famous Battles Against the Odds. London UK: Arms and Armour Press, 1991. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 1854092499. 224pp., illus., maps. Details of 13 famous battles to the last man. $6.00 [1760] Perrett, Bryan. Desert Warfare : From its Roman Origins to the Gulf Conflict. UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1988. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Very Good. ISBN: 0850599172. 224pp., illus., maps. Well published military author, Perrett, summarizes history of desert war fighting. Gulf conflict refers to Iran - Iraq. B/w photographs support text. $7.00 [2583] Regan, Geoffrey. Great Military Disasters : A History of Incompetence on the Battlefield. NY: M. Evans & Company, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0871315378. 320pp. Details of politics, planning and commanders, which have led to authors list of shame as classic blunders in battle. Battle of San Juan Hill and Fall of Singapore make the list. $8.00 [6251] Ropp, Theodore. War in Modern World. Old Tappan, NJ, U.S.A.: Macmillan Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1985. Trade Paperback. Fine ISBN: 0020363907. Name inside front cover, 413pp. Survey of the history of warfare. $5.00 [6050] Sanders, James D.; Sauter, Mark A.; Kirkwood, R. Cort. Soldiers of Misfortune : Washington's Secret Betrayal of American POW's in the Soviet Union . Washington DC: National Press Books, 1992. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0915765837. 352pp., illus. Authors trace the fate of American POW's from Korean, Vietnam and Cold wars into Soviet hands. $8.00 [3428] Shilts, Randy. Conduct Unbecoming : Gays & Lesbians in the U.S. Military. New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1993. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Very Good. ISBN: 0-312-09261-X. 784pp. $6.00 [2438] Shilts, Randy. Conduct Unbecoming : Gays & Lesbians in the U.S. Military. New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1993. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0449909174. 784pp. $5.00 [2108] Stein, M. L.. Under Fire: The Story of American War Correspondents. NY: Julian Messner, 1968. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Very Good / Very Good. Usual library pocket and stamps, mylar cover, clean and tight, 256pp., illus. $6.00 [4505] U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. Compendium of Joint Doctrine Publications: Joint Pub 1-01.1. Washington DC: Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1993. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Index of US Joint Doctrine Publications dated July 1993. $6.00 [5781] United States. United States Code Annotated: Title 38: Veterans' Benefits: 1 to 800. St. Paul MN: West Publishing Company, 1979. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / No Jacket - As Issued. 624pp., Inlaid 1986 Cumulative Annual supplement. $7.00 [4636] Wilcox, Robert K.. Wings of Fury: From Vietnam to the Gulf War-the Astonishing Stories of America's Elite Fighter Pilots. New York, NY: Pocket Books, 1997. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0671747932. One corner lightly bumped, 326pp., illus. From Vietnam to the Gulf War - The Astonishing True Stories of America's Elite Fighter Pilots $6.00 [3843] Williams, Brian. Wonderful Book of Battles. UK: Grisewood & Dempsey, 1980. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial Cover. Very Good 33pp., illus. $5.00 [5706] Winnefeld, James A.; Johnson, Dana J.. Joint Air Operations : Pursuit of Unity in Command and Control, 1942-1991. Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.: Naval Institute Press, 1996. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 1557509263. 219pp. $14.00

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