Armed Forces

New York: W. W. Norton. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1989. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0393026280 . Graphs; Spine ends & corners of book covers have a bit of light bumping and rubbing. Text pages clean & bright. Spine ends & corners of dust jacket have a bit of light bumping & rubbing. Bottom spine end of dust jacket has a small tear with an associated wrinkle. Overall, a very good copy. --Americans are generally aware that a huge problem exists in the ways and means of defense procurement. Hardly a day passes when headlines don't trumpet some example of waste, fraud, inefficiency, or weapons failure. What few Americans understand, however, and even few in government understand, is the actual process of buying a weapon. It is an awesomely long and complicated process and once under way difficult to stop--. . more information

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Los Angeles, CA: Parker & Baird Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1942. Revised Edition; 4th Printing. Hardcover. Spine ends & corners of book covers have a bit of light bumping and rubbing. Lettering on spine of book has faded a bit. Text pages clean & bright. There are two sets of pencilled notations on front endpaper (two quick lines) and no marking to text pages at all. Overall, a very good copy. --The United States Navy is a singularly American institution. Your Navy was established by the First Continental Congress and is older than the Declaration of Independence. Our first Naval officers were merchant masters and mates. These men had been trained in American built, American manned and American owned ships. Nor had any of these first officers seen service in other navies. None of them ever wore any other uniform than that of their young service--. . more information

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