An American Adventure; From Early Aviation Through Three Wars to the White House
by William Lloyd Stearman
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 1591148278
- ISBN 13
- 9781591148272
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Annapolis, MD: Rodale Press, 2012 Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD. 2012. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. DJ: As New. Blue boards with black overlay on the spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 264 pp 8vo. This autobiography provides a unique window on early aviation, combat in the Pacific during World War II, life as a diplomat behind the Iron Curtain, the Vietnam War, and the complexity of national security decision making in the White House over a period spanning almost two decades. The son of aviation pioneer Lloyd Stearman of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Includes and analysis of why we could and should have won in Vietnam and how we betrayed our Vietnamese allies. A clean pristine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011087
- Title
- An American Adventure; From Early Aviation Through Three Wars to the White House
- Author
- William Lloyd Stearman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1591148278
- ISBN 13
- 9781591148272
- Publisher
- Rodale Press
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis, MD
- Date Published
- 2012
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Stearman Aircraft, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, World War II, Vietnam, National Security Council at the White House, U.S. Navy, Cold War, diplomat, Soviet Union, Iowa-class Battleships, Reagan Administration, White House, National Security Council, dipl
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography; Cold War;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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