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1985285NCA Convention 1985. Paperback. Good. No dustjacket as issued. Cover has some wear a small tear on top front edge a light large crease in upper right front corner and a small crease in upper left rear corner. Pages have a light crease in upper right corner. First two pages have a small crease in lower right corner. Signed and inscribed by one of the co-authors Mary McDaries Short to former owner on front endpaper. First printing. NCA Convention paperback
19761345Herndon Historical Society 1976. Paperback. Very good. No dustjacket as issued. Cover has some wear and a small stain in upper left front. Herndon Historical Society paperback
199737794Naval Institute Press 1997. Cloth. As New/As New. 1st ptg. Larger book fine blue cloth very bright silver lettering on spine 179 pages plus brief biographical note. DJ beneath mylar blue spine front left and back light gray photo of Green Berets at front right praise on back from Gen. William Westmoreland Stephen Hunter and others. DJ and book both As New. <br/> <br/> Naval Institute Press hardcover
1968010056New York: MacMillan 1968. 296 pages with several illustrations. The story of the Tonkin War of 1884-1885 and French Imperialist expansion into Vietnam leading to Chinese intervention. Covering the birth pangs of Vietnam. The "Black Flags" were a band of freebooter and soldier's of fortune under the chieftainship of Liu Yung-fu who fought against the French. The martyrs & Mandarins opium French offensives Jen Dupuis Francis Garnier Marquis Tseng the Chinese suzerainty challengedHenri Riviere-Tragedy repeated Hue capitulates rage of Liu Yung-fu. France; days of glory Formosa & Tonking catastrophe the aftermath. Clean. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. MacMillan Hardcover
1985008284New York: W W Norton & Co Inc 1985. 252pp. Story of Lance Sijan was an Air Force pilot who was shot down over Laos in 1967; he escaped from a holding camp was tortured after his recapture and died. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. W W Norton & Co Inc hardcover
1976011196New York NY U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill Companies The 1976. 633 pages/photos including list of personnel returned from captivity February-March 1973 and index. Small section of black and white photographs of personnel and aerial views of the prisons. Drawings of the prison compounds and map. Interviews with more than 200 former prisoners of war -- a testament of man's support for one another and dedication to his country. How prisoners of war were paraded through the streets of Hanoi past screaming threatening mobs their futile attempts at escape repeated punishments their efforts to communicate with each other to maintain discipline and to retain their honor and human dignity. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. McGraw-Hill Companies, The Hardcover
1976010641New York NY U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill Companies The 1976. 633 pages/photos including list of personnel returned from captivity February-March 1973 and index. Small section of black and white photographs of personnel and aerial views of the prisons. Drawings of the prison compounds and map. Interviews with more than 200 former prisoners of war -- a testament of man's support for one another and dedication to his country. How prisoners of war were paraded through the streets of Hanoi past screaming threatening mobs their futile attempts at escape repeated punishments their efforts to communicate with each other to maintain discipline and to retain their honor and human dignity. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. McGraw-Hill Companies, The Hardcover
1995012595Boulder CO U.S.A.: Paladin Press 1995. ix 464pp 64 photos maps large format. The secret war between Communists anti-Communists Neutralists Royalists Hill Tribes North Vietnamese Cambodians Thais and the USA! From the French defeat in Indo-China the America via the CIA and it's Special Forces conducted a covert war in Laos. This book tells the gripping story of the operations and battles fought from the 1950s to the 1970s - many of them are described here for the first time. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paladin Press Hardcover
1987010863New York NY U.S.A.: Crown Publishing Group 1987. 420pp/illus/maps. The men who flew in America's secret war in Laos. Overall a clean tight copy. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Crown Publishing Group Hardcover
1993010583Old Tappan New Jersey U.S.A.: Free Pr 1993. 390 pages b/w photos maps. 1st prtng. Detailing the deterioration of race relations the growth of the drug culture and even the experience of South Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Free Pr Hardcover
1981M2681VWashington D. C.: U.S.News Books 1981. 396 pp. Original brown simulated leather covers w/ title in gilt. Light foxing to top edge of text block. Corners slightly bumped. Employee book sale stamp on title page. Profusely illust. w/ b/w photos detailed charts and 32 pages of color reproductions of unit insignia and badges. First Edition Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. U.S.News Books Hardcover
1999009078Stanford CA: Stanford Univ Pr 1999. 315pp/illus/maps. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stanford Univ Pr hardcover
1983007699Stanford CA: Hoover Institution Press 1983. 312pp/illus. Analyzes the contemporary political and administrative structure of Vietnam and its leaders culture education economy and foreign policy. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hoover Institution Press Hardcover
1987006735New York NY U.S.A.: Crown Publishing Group 1987. 420pp/illus/maps. The men who flew in America's secret war in Laos. Slight shelf wear to bottom of boards and DJ shows evidence of minor rubbing. Overall a clean tight copy. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Crown Publishing Group Hardcover
1993009157New York U.S.A.: W W Norton & Co Inc 1993. 368pp/maps/illus. Biography of General Giap. Like new. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. W W Norton & Co Inc hardcover
1987006418New York NY U.S.A.: Crown Publishing Group 1987. 420pp/illus/maps. The men who flew in America's secret war in Laos. Slight shelf wear to bottom of boards and DJ shows evidence of minor rubbing. Overall a clean tight copy. . 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Crown Publishing Group hardcover
1969207140Chicago: Carl McIntire 1969. Neatly folded twice horizontally else fine. Double-sided handbill 5-3/8 x 8 in. 13.2 x 21.6 cm. Handbill announcement of a pro-war rally in downtown Chicago sandwiched between the violence at the Democratic National Convention in 1968 and the "Days of Rage" later in 1969. The rally was led by the fundamentalist radio preacher Carl McIntire. The verso is a fiery editorial titled "Surrender" by him. Carl McIntire unknown
19745000339Washington: National Academy of Sciences 1974. Bound in stiff green wraps stamped in black and dark green. A handsome tight copy of this massive book 275 pages with eight maps in the rear pocket as called for. Scarce in this protected condition. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good /No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. National Academy of Sciences Paperback
1967008930Philadelphia: Lippincott 1967. 515 pages. Stated 2nd Printing. Illustrated in the center of the book with black and white photographs and also with b/w maps. Pages are white and clean. Endpapers are illustrated across both pages with b/w maps. Front map of Indochina and back maps are aerial maps. Generally considered one of the most important books on the history of the Vietnam War. This was the first time a major military power was defeated on the battlefield by a guerilla force. The lessons learned by the Viet-Minh at this battle gave them the confidence they would need to confront the American forces. Light rubbing to dj. Text clean. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Lippincott hardcover
1981005885Virginia Beach Virginia U.S.A.: Rif Marketing 1981. Inscribed and signed by Mulligan. 298 pages. Dust jacket is chipped with light wear and book is in Near Fine condition. The author was a Navy captain imprisoned for 42 months of solitary confinement as a prisoner of war of the Vietnamese. Inscribed by the Author. 3rd Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rif Marketing hardcover
19778001781NY: Knopf 1977. First edition of the author's first book -- and considered to be the best "reporting to come out of the Viet Nam conflict". Two minor bumps to top edge of book. The book went into many printings and had quite a small first printing. Tight clean copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good /Near Fine. Knopf Hardcover
1968143270Sydney: 'Printed by Halstead Press Pty. Ltd. Sydney Australia for the Publishers and distributed by Publications Inc. Box 50 Hongkong' 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Sydney 'Printed by Halstead Press Pty. Ltd. Sydney Australia for the Publishers and distributed by Publications Inc. Box 50 Hongkong' circa 1968. Large quarto 256 pages with some maps and hundreds of illustrations from photographs. Green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on the front cover; cloth slightly flecked and scuffed; spine a little canted; gift inscription on the front free endpaper dated '1967/68'; an excellent copy. 'Printed by Halstead Press Pty. Ltd., Sydney, Australia, for the Publishers and distributed by Publications Inc. Box 50, Hongkon hardcover
1997000291Maryborough Qld Australia: Banner Books 1997. Jacket has general wear and minor tears. Previous owners name to front free endpaper. Inscriptions and owners stamp to minor title page. 196 pages with black and white illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Banner Books Hardcover
1998019967Melbourne VIC Australia: General Aviation Maintenance Pty Ltd 1998. Illustrated laminated boards. Signed by both authors on the front free endpaper. 249 pages with b/w illustrations. . SIGNED. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. General Aviation Maintenance Pty Ltd Hardcover
1975218893Canberra. 1975. 108pp bibliography. 33.8 x 20.6cm. A very good copy in stapled wrappers. A rambling unfocussed denunciation of both the North Vietnamese regime and the Whitlam Government's decision to withdraw advisers from the Vietnam War. Self-published by a deliberately anonymous presumably aspiring pundit the essay reserves particular scorn for Jim Cairns. An interesting insight into the rhetoric within Australian politics at the time. . unknown
