The Gulf War Reader; History, Documents, Opinions
by Micah Sifry, Christopher Cerf
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0812919475
- ISBN 13
- 9780812919479
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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$7.50$5.25
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About This Item
New York, NY: Times Books/Random House, 1991 Times Books/Random House, New York. 1991. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light tip bumps; rubbing to wraps. No DJ. Printed card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 526 pp 8vo. This book is a timely and indispensable guide to the underlying issues, interests, and passions that erupted in the world's first post-Cold War conflict. Presented here are historical backbround, uncensored reportage and polemic from every imaginable point of view-mainstream and alternative- left, right, and off the political spectrum from world leaders like George Bush, Saddam Hussein, and Jimmy Carter and reporters like Walter Cronkite, David Halberstam, William Safire, Daniel Yergin and Edward Said. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011236
- Title
- The Gulf War Reader; History, Documents, Opinions
- Author
- Micah Sifry, Christopher Cerf
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0812919475
- ISBN 13
- 9780812919479
- Publisher
- Times Books/Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Persian Gulf War, Middle East, Iran, Iraq, Gulf War, Oil Production, Kuwait, April Glaspie, Saudi Arabia, Atomic Weapons, SCUD Missiles, Baghdad, Norman Schwartzkopf, Israel, Osirak reactor, General Powell,
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
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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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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