On Strategy: The Vietnam War in Context by Summers Jr., Harry G./Merritt, Jacl N. (foreword) - 1982

Strategic Studies Institute. Near Fine. 1982. Hardcover.

Strategic Studies Institute. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. (Vietnam War, History, Military Strategy) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Carlisle Barracks, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, 1981. 1st . Paper Back. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 137pp.incl.index; SC green w/blk.; some rub w/spine sunned; pencil&yellow hilite,otherwise clean,tight pgs. "This important book is one man's critical analysis of American strategy in the Vietnam war." #0034C R01 8503

Carlisle Barracks, PA: U.S. Army War College, 1981. good. 137, wraps, footnotes, bibliography, index, small red marks in margins of a few pages, spine and rear cover somewhat faded. First three pages creased. An important study of the war by a career officer, applying Clausewitz's principles to the actual conduct of the war. A controversial study even before publication, this has since come to be recognized as one of the pieces of writing to formally articulate the "lessons of Vietnam" in a way that attempts to understand the mistakes and build for the future from the basis of that understanding. Summers focusedon the questions at the intersection of military strategy and national policy, and the effect of his (and later, others') analyses of such questions has been amply demonstrated in the U.S. conduct of the Gulf War, for example.

Paperback / softback. New.

Carlisle Baracks, PA: USAWC: Strategic Studies Institute., 1983. An important study of the war by a career officer, applying Clausewitz's principles to the actual conduct of the war. A controversial study even before publication, this has since come to be recognized as one of the pieces of writing to formally articulate the "lessons of Vietnam" in a way that attempts to understand the mistakes and build for the future from the basis of that understanding. Summers focused on the questions at the intersection of military strategy and national policy, and the effect of his (and later, others') analyses of such questions have been amply demonstrated in the U.S. conduct of the Gulf War, for example. This is a 1983 printing of the 1982 revised edition, which added 10 pages of new material. . Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Carlisle Barracks, PA; nd(ca. 1981): Strategic Studies institute. First Edition. Octavo. 137pp. Excellent short-summary of objectives and conflicts of U.S Military involvement in the Vietnam War. Written by an associate with Strategic Studies Institute and organized into 2-4 page briefs, with footnotes. "One thing we did not "intend to achieve" was victory.....only trying "to cause them to mend their ways". Selected bibliography. Index. Bound in green paper wraps lettered in black. Near fine.

University Press of the Pacific. paperback. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U. S. Army War College. Fine. 1983. Hardcover. Hardcover in green buckram boards with black-stamped titles and design to cover. No dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed by six attendees of a 1984 conference at the U. S. War College in Carlisle, PA. 1983 edition. Book is in fine condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Maps and technical data throughout. 8vo. 137 pp. Including extensive bibliography and index. .

Washington, DC: GPO, 1981. Wraps. fair to good. 137 pages. Wraps, footnotes, bibliography, index, some pencil underlining & marginal checkmarks, sm stains fore-edge, some soiling covers. Presentation copy inscribed and signed by the author. Author's business card (with his handwritten notes) taped to p. 122; pencil and ink notes on that page as well. An important study of the war by a career officer, applying Clausewitz's principles to the actual conduct of the war. A controversial study even before publication, this has since come to be recognized as one of the pieces of writing to formally articulate the "lessons of Vietnam" in a way that attempts to understand the mistakes and build for the future from the basis of that understanding. Summers focusedon the questions at the intersection of military strategy and national policy, and the effect of his (and later, others') analyses of such questions has been amply demonstrated in the U.S. conduct of the Gulf War, for… Read More