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Oxford: CASEMATE PUBLISHERS, 2015. AP6 - A first printing hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the page before the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.25", 360 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. While the past half-century has seen no diminution in the valor and fighting skill of the U.S. military and its allies, the fact remains that our wars have become more protracted, with decisive results more elusive. With only two exceptions - Panama and the Gulf War under the first President Bush - our campaigns have taken on the character of endless slogs without positive results. This fascinating book takes a ground-up look at the problem in order to assess how our strategic objectives have recently become divorced from our true capability, or imperatives. The book presents a unique examination of the nature of insurgencies and the three major guerrilla wars… Read More

Des Moines, Iowa: Meredith Books, 2008. BT1 - An advance reader's copy paperback book in fine condition. Fighting to report and survive the war in Iraq. 9"x6", 288 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2007. CM6 - An uncorrected proof trade paperback book in near fine condition that has very light shelf wear. A vivid account of how the war in Iraq is being waged, through the eyes of an ordinary soldier. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. J5 - An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has a few smudge on the back, some light discoloration and shelf wear. Like no other book, The Forever War allows us a visceral understanding of the war on terror and of the experiences of the people involved, combatants and victims alike. It is a stunning debut: a brilliant, fearless book about one war and, ultimately, about all war. 9"x6", 372 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

McLean, Virginia: Brassey's (US), Inc., 1993. AP5 - A first printing hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and few tiny tear on the edges and corners, some scattered scratches, rubbing and wrinkling, light tanning and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, foxing and some stains on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.25", 186 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. In Hollow Victory, iconoclastic defense analyst Jeffrey Record targets the conventional view of the Gulf War victory. In his characteristically provocative style, he answers controversial political, military, and strategic questions raised by the war and its aftermath, among them: *Were the UN economic sanctions ever really given a chance to work?; *Could the war have been avoided altogether?; *Why were assessments of Iraqi strengths and weaknesses so… Read More

Chicago, Ilinois, USA: Dorsey Press, 1989. CH5 - A tight, sound copy in black and white photo illustrated burgandy wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with heavy yellow highlighting throughout the back half of the book plus there is some light foxing on the top outside paper edges. A collection of articles that provide an analysis of the problem of war in world history and international relations. The contributors include Gwynne Dyer, Paul Kennedy, Melvin Small, J. David Singer, Jack Levy Charles S. Gochman, Zeev Maoz, Polybius, Stephen Crane, Alan Moorehead, William, Pelfrey, J. Glenn Gray, John H. Faris, Theodore Roosevelt, Joseph C. McKenna, Sandra M. Schneiders, Thueydides, Melvin Small, James A. Schellenberg, Sigmund Freud, David Fabbro, James E. Dougherty, Richard L. Pfaltzgraff Jr., Geoffrey Blainey, Karl W. Deutsch, J. David Singer, Michael D. Wallace, Nazli Choucri, Robert C. North, Ralph K. White, L. L. Farrar Jr., Ole R. Holsti, Richard A. Brody, Robert C. North, Roscoe Balch, Henry… Read More

Leonaur, 2011. AG5 - A hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Frontier American Series. 8.75"x5.75", 484 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. The author of this book, Captain John Bourke, served on Crook's staff for sixteen years between 1870-86. This put him in an ideal position to witness campaigns against the Indian tribes on the Western Plains, waged by the United States Army under the command of a general who was described by Sherman as 'the greatest Indian fighter the army ever had.' Bourke proved not only to be an excellent cavalry officer, but also a man with a keen sense of history and a fine talent for observation. As a consequence, this book is regarded as one of the best books of Western history ever published and is now recognised as a classic by those interested in the subject. Bourke takes his readers on iconic campaigns and enables them to share his experience in… Read More

Potomac Books, 2017. L6 - A hardcover book SIGNED and dated by Steven James Hantzis with "I hope you enjoy ROW" written on the page before the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners, dust jacket have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.25"x6.25", 199 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. In a theater of war long forgotten and barely even known at the time, James Harry Hantzis and his fellow soldiers labored at a thankless task under oppressive conditions. Nonetheless, as Rails of War demonstrates, without the men of the 721st Railway Operating Battalion, the Allied forces would have been defeated in the China-Burma-India conflict in World War II. Steven James Hantzis's father served alongside other GI railroaders in overcoming danger, disease, fire, and monsoons to move the weight of war in the China-Burma-India theater. Torn from their predictable… Read More

Potomac Books, 2017. M2 - A hardcover book SIGNED and dated by Steven James Hantzis with "I hope you enjoy ROW. All the best," written on the page before the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has patch wrinkled with scrape and less than half inch tear on the bottom spine, some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners, dust jacket have some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.25"x6.25", 199 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. In a theater of war long forgotten and barely even known at the time, James Harry Hantzis and his fellow soldiers labored at a thankless task under oppressive conditions. Nonetheless, as Rails of War demonstrates, without the men of the 721st Railway Operating Battalion, the Allied forces would have been defeated in the China-Burma-India conflict in World War II. Steven James Hantzis's father served alongside other GI railroaders in overcoming… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2005. BE5 - A first edition advance reading copy (ARC)/advance uncorrected proofs book in very good+ condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with only very, very slight overall shelf wear. A memoir of the author's journey to Korea, including North Korea, in 2003. The author commanded a rifle platoon during the Korean war and was awarded the Bronze Star for valor. The author criss-crossed the country and, in the south, interviewed GIs and and officers, revisited the DMZ, and revisited two ridgelines where he fought during the war. The book combines his memories of the Korean War with a look at the soldiers then and today. By the author of "The Marines of Autumn" and "Warning of War." 267p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 1984. AB2 - Book has a black line at the bottom pages near the spine, a black dot on the top spine and a crease on the spine, a partial tear on the top spine, and normal shelf wear and rubbing otherwise good. From the back cover: "More than a century has passed, yet the controversy surrounding Custer's last stand still rages. Here Evan S. Connell tells the whole story, brilliantly reconstructing the events leading up to the battle of the Little Bighorn and its aftermath. His book is as vivid, intimate, and compelling as a novel, and it brings to life all ...". 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2008. CS2 - An advance uncorrected proof trade paperback book in near fine condition that has light shelf wear. The true cost of the Iraq War is $3 trillion - and counting - rather than the $50 billion projected by the White House. 8.25"x5.5", 295 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008. CS2 - An advance uncorrected reader's proof softcover in near fine condition that is lightly cocked and light shelf wear. 9"x6", 377 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1919. CM3 - An ex-library first edition (same date) hardcover book in poor condition that was library re-bound (original cover replaced), cocked, library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), scattered wrinkling, chipping, crease, foxing, stains, and scuffing, tanning, and shelf wear with no dust jacket. A clear account, without attempt at technical war data, of a few worthwhile years in the eastern campaign with Generalas Allenby and Maude. 7.25"x5.5", 253 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.