Retief's Peace

New York: Baen Books. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2005. 1st Edition; 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1416509003 . This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. The text pages are clean and bright, though the edges of the text block are yellowed. The dust jacket has some bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners, along with some light fading to the spine. "Detailing the travails of Jame Retief in the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne (CDT) , the stories have a base in Laumer's experiences in the United States Foreign Service, notably his time as vice consul in Burma in the 1950s. Reorganisations in the Foreign Service both before and after World War II were a source of considerable conflict at the time, as the diplomatic "old guard" were confronted with a new world situation and a new generation of diplomats, men like Laumer, who took a more pragmatic approach to the service. This conflict undoubtedly informs the Retief stories, in which stubborn and often ignorant superiors mired in bureaucracy cause him endless difficulties in the carrying out of his duties." .