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1) THE ISRAELI CONNECTION: Who Israel Arms and Why
Beit-Hallahmi, Benjamin

New York: Pantheon Books, 1987. 1st Am edition. Fine in Nr Fine DJ. . 1st printing. xiv 289pp [1]. Hardcover. [9.5" x6.25"] ISBN 0394559223. Binding is Emerald Green cloth & Pale Turquoise boards. Photo illus DJ cover. ---Eye-opening account of what Israel is doing in the remote corners of the Third World. Exporting technology, armaments, military training along with oppression & domination. And why? In a word - Zionism & power. Also discusses Iran-Contra connections. Illus with Photos, Charts. References & Index.--- Remainder mark top edge. DJ (in new clear cover) has minor shelfwear (rubbing) & is slightly crinked at spine ends. Author photo back panel. 0394559223 . more information

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2) PAKISTAN: Emerging Democracy
Campbell, Robert D

Princeton NJ: D. Van Nostrand Co, 1963. 1st edition. Nr VG/no DJ. . A Searchlight Original. 144pp. Hardcover. [8-3/8" x 5-1/4"] Full Tan cloth bound with covers from Trade Paper pasted on boards. Book is ex-library (H.S.) & was softcover before being rebound as hardcover. Binder's sticker on front board. ---History profile 1947 to 1963 covering all aspects of Pakistani life: Socio-Political, Law & Order, Internal Problems, Geography, & its roles in International concerns. Maps, Tables, Bibliography & Index.--- Stamped on edges & several pages with school library stamp, but all pages are present & otherwise clean, unmarked & umblemished. . more information

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3) THE STRUGGLE FOR PEACE: Israelis and Palestinians
Fernea, Elizabeth Warnock & Mary Evelyn Hocking (Eds.)

Austin, TX: Univ of Texas Press, 1992. 1st edition. Very Good+. . viii, 341pp. Trade Paperback. [9" x 6"] Photo pictorial cover. ISBN: 0292730713. ---A collection of readings "designed to challenge the accepted view that the protagonists in the conflict stand in fixed and unchanging positions." (Intro) Includes 3 historical essays plus commentaries on and reactions to the opening section. Includes Photos, Tables, Chronology, Maps, Bibliographical references & Index.--- Light edgewear & shelfwear (rubbing, a 1" surface scratch front cover), otherwise book is clean & unmarked. 0292730713 . more information

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4) THE STATE OF ISRAEL AND THE JEWS TODAY In the Light of Prophecy
Lindberg, Milton B

Chicago: American Messianic Fellowship, 1966. 19th edition - Revised. Nr Fine. . Illus (29 b&w photos) 64pp. Small softcover stapled. [5.25" x 7.5"] Binding is Yellow textured heavy stock ---Shows the "prophetic significance of 'present' development in Palestine" up-dated, revised to 1966. Appendixes (4). 12-page smaller pamphlet [circa 1948] laid in: "When Solomon 'Got Wise' to Himself: the Testimony of a True Son of Abraham." by Solomon Rutkin, in which he tells of his conversion from Judaism to Christianity. (Photo on front).--- . more information

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5) FACTS ABOUT ISRAEL 1971
Louvish, Misha. (Ed)

Jerusalem: Keter Publishing, 1971. Edition/printing not stated. Very Good+. . 192pp. Trade Softcover [7.5" x 4.5"] Color photo (wraparound) cover. Illus with Color plates, photos, maps, charts, tables. Fold out map in back with Index on reverse side. ---Fact book covers 1969-70 with a smattering of history. Covers the land, the people, politics & government, the economy, cultural life, education, military & defences, agriculture, & much more. Compliments of Israel Pilgrimage Committee card stapled in on front endpaper.--- Mild shelfwear (rubbing), light joint crease, one light smudge on contents page, otherwise spine is smooth, book is tight, interior is clean, unblemished & unmarked. . more information

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6) MOVING MOUNTAINS: Lessons in Leadership and Logistics from the Gulf War
Pagonis, Lt. General William G

Boston: Harvard Business School press, 1992. 1st edition. Fine in Nr Fine DJ. . 1st Printing. xix. 248pp. Hardcover. [9-1/2" tall] Binding is Williamsburg Green cloth w/White printing on spine. Decorated endpapers (maps). Dust Jacket cover color pictorial photo of author. ISBN 0875843603. ---Book demonstrates through behind-the-scenes accounts of author the importance of management & leadership. From Desert Shield to Desert Farewell the logistics requirements of war were boggling but flawlessly met. Book explains how. Glossary, Notes, Index. 16pp. of b&w photos & maps.--- DJ in new clear cover. Book is clean, unmarked, & unblemished. 0875843603 . more information

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7) TRIUMPH WITHOUT VICTORY: The History of the Persian Gulf War
U. S. News & World Report

New York: Times Books, 1993. 2nd printing. Nr Fine. . xxxi. 477pp. Trade paperback. [8.25" x 5.5"] ISBN 0812921453. ---Frontis. Riveting inside look in graphic detail at the battles of a war that was largely conducted in secret. 15 Maps, Appendices, Index.--- Barely discernible crease line on spine, otherwise book is unmarked, clean & unblemished. 0812921453 . more information

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