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1986004640New York: Galahad Books 1986. Book has 396 pages with illustrations. DJ has light wear to edge. Marker mark in front endpaper. Covers the entire organization structure and operations of U.S. and Allied ground forces in Vietnam from 1946-1973. A logbook of the movement of over 3.5 million fighting men it documents every major army unit stationed in Vietnam and provides all the critical data about their tour of service including: official unit designation unit function arrival and departure dates unit locations authorized strengths previous station distinctive insignia. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Galahad Books hardcover
296 pages. Black and white reproductionsof photos. Considers the wartime intentions and planning of North Vietnamese leaders from their perspective. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. A nice copy. Book
288 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. Multiple authors examine aspects of the Vietnam war in 1965. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. A nice copy. Book
286 pages. "The objectives of this conference are to examine the year 1963 as it has long been viewed as a watershed in both the history of the Vietnam War and in the evolution of the United States' intervention in that conflict." - copyright page. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. A nice copy. Book
1996008315New York U.S.A.: Cambridge Univ Pr 1996. 386pp. Contents: Prologue to tragedy: US military opposition to intervention in Vietnam 1950-1954; Preparing for and avoiding war: military affairs and politics in Vietnam and the United States 1955-1960; Pinning down the president: JFK the military and political manoeuvering over Vietnam January-October 1961; The best and worst of times: the US war against Vietnam October 1961-November 1963; 'Seeing things through Vietnam': LBJ the military and the growing U.S. commitment to Vietnam November 1963-December 1964; Hope for the best expect the worst: US ground troops enter the war in Vietnam January-July 1965; War on three fronts: US forces vs. the VC Westmoreland vs. the marine and the military leaders vs. the White House July 1965-December 1966; 'The platform of false prophets is crowded': public hope and private despair in Vietnam 1967; The myth of the Tet: military failure and the politics of war; Conclusion: bringing it all back home. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cambridge Univ Pr hardcover
1981002422New York: U. S. News Books 1981. xvii 396pp. col. & b/w pls. drwgs. diags. appends. index First edition of an important Vietnam Reference. Fine in original leatherette boards. Dustjacket has few small chips A comprehensive reference to U.S. Army and Allied ground forces in Vietnam 1961-1973. The organizaitions commands deployment stations operations weapons equipment casualities strategic maps Medal of Honor recipients and insignia. Profusely illustrated including thirty-two pages in full color with 647 Army Badges and Insignia used in Vietnam. 2nd Printing. Leatherette. Very Good/Very Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. U. S. News Books hardcover
1971012588Boston MA: Beacon Press 1971. Vol 1 - 632 pages Vol 2 - 834 pages Vol 3 - 746 pages Vol 4 - 687 pages. Complete publication of the Pentagon Papers as entered into the Senate record by Senator Mike Gravel. Text clean no marks. 1st American Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket -Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Beacon Press Paperback
1976007798New York NY U.S.A.: Doubleday 1976. 446 pages with some b&w photographs. Endpaper maps. inscribed by General Westmoreland.".Book has light wear to edge of cover. This is a personal account of a life and career that in the course of almost 40 years of service to include command of US forces in Vietnam. Exceptional memoir by a general who served his country both on and off the battlefield with the highest distinction. Clean. Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday Hardcover
1965011751Westbury NY: Hallmark Graphics 1965. 360pp/illus. USS Independence Asian Cruise with Carrier Wing Seven Embarked during 1965. Includes service off Vietnam. Clean no marks. 1st Edition. Decorative Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hallmark Graphics Hardcover
2008010770Minneapolis MN: Zeniith Press 2008. 383pp/illus/maps. Exceptional illustrated history of the Special forces in Vietnam/SE Asia. The maps in the back are superb as well and great overhead pics of base camps including part/full layouts. DJ has light edgewear. Text clean. Scarce. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Zeniith Press Hardcover
2003017501Sydney NSW Australia: Allen & Unwin 2003. Usual library marks and wear. Water marks to bottom corner of most pages. 650 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. The eighth volume in the series 'The Official History of Australia's Involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1948 - 1975. . Hard Cover. Good minus/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. Allen & Unwin Hardcover
2005008984Washington D. C: National Intelligence Council 2005. 660pp plus CD-Rom. Text of declassified intelligence estimates related to Vietnam and South East Asia from 1948-1975. Clean. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket - Wraps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. National Intelligence Council paperback
011370Fairchild Hiller Corporation. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Camouflage boards on this square quarto 11-3/4" X 11-3/4" unpaginated. Many illustrations both color and b&w. Parchment paper used for map of southeast Asia in red and for song 'The Red River Valley'. Edges have some rubbing and a little chipping wear and rear board shows a slight bit of rubbing. Top page edges have damp stain extending into margin extending 1/4" across some pages and last page has damp stain on both sides about 3". Sturdy and usable copy of scarce book. <br/> <br/> Fairchild Hiller Corporation hardcover
197080713Washington DC: Federal Burerau of Investigation 1970. Folio broadsheet 16" x 10-1/2". Offset lithograph printed in black on uncoated white stock. Old folds; faint stains soil; complete and about Very Good. <br /> <br /> Original FBI "Wanted" flyer for Leo Burt the so-called "Ghost of Wisconsin" who was indicted in absentia for the 1970 bombing of a University of Wisconsin laboratory building resulting in the death of one graduate researcher and injury to several others. Claiming to be retaliating for the Kent State massacre Burt and three con-conspirators allegedly used a fertilizer bomb to destroy Sterling Hall on the UW campus in August 1970 apparently not realizing that the building was occupied at the time. Burt and an accomplice David Fine fled to Canada to avoid arrest; Fine was finally apprehended in 1976 but Burt has managed to evade capture ever since his whereabouts unknown. His story has been featured in a number of television specials including a 2007 episode of "America's Most Wanted" making him something of a legendary figure in the annals of American underground radical protest. Federal Burerau of Investigation unknown
196773916New York: The Angry Arts Against the War 1967. Broadside sticker meant to be posted on walls and other public places featuring a disturbing black and white photograph of a disfigured child above the bold red headline Napalm Bombed. The Angry Arts Against the War is printed in the lower left corner. The organization formed in New York to protest the war in Vietnam with a week of events which included protest performances by artists musicians actors dancers filmmakers writers and poets. The movement spread to Los Angeles where this broadside was found. Creative protest activities took place in June and July 1967 including poetry readings film screenings theatrical performances and a sale of the paintings that had been on display at a Peace Tower erected on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. In Philadelphia the Angry Arts hosted a Napalm Poetry Read-In. Images of napalm-bombed women and children were shown on a large screen while a collection of poets read news reports and poems about the impact of U.S. bombing raids in Vietnam.<br/> <br/> The brown paper backing of the 9" x 13" sticker is still affixed. There is some creasing including a prominent horizontal fold with a bit of mild toning and edgewear. A scarce survivor OCLC locates no holdings of this ephemeral piece. The Angry Arts Against the War unknown
1981004693New York: U. S. News Books 1981. xvii 396pp. col. & b/w pls. drwgs. diags. appends. index First edition of an important Vietnam Reference. Fine in original leatherette boards. Dustjacket has few small chips A comprehensive reference to U.S. Army and Allied ground forces in Vietnam 1961-1973. The organizaitions commands deployment stations operations weapons equipment casualities strategic maps Medal of Honor recipients and insignia. Profusely illustrated including thirty-two pages in full color with 647 Army Badges and Insignia used in Vietnam. . First Edition. Leatherette. Very Good/Very Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. U. S. News Books hardcover
1981M2676VWashington D. C.: U.S.News Books 1981. 396 pp. Original brown simulated leather covers w/ title in gilt. Binding very bright and clean. Light foxing to edges of text block. DJ has wear chips and short closed tears to edges. Approx. 3/4" wide x 1" long piece missing from bottom of spine. Profusely illust. w/ b/w photos detailed charts and 32 pages of color reproductions of unit insignia and badges. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. U.S.News Books Hardcover
1969008582USS Coral Sea 1969. Approx 300 unnumbered pages/illus. Details the1968-69 Cruise of the U.S.S. Coral Sea including service in the Vietnam War. Clean. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. USS Coral Sea Hardcover
197773216Phoenix: NAM POWs Inc. 1977. Hardcover. Very Good. Owner's name on inside front cover same as on page 191.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 260 pages; Extra postage required for priority and international shipping. . NAM POWs, Inc. hardcover
1998021569Sydney Australia: Allen & Unwin 1998. 380 pages with b/w illustrations. The seventh volume in the series 'The Official History of Australia's involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1948 - 1975'. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Allen & Unwin Hardcover
1997010963Washington D.C: U S Government Printing Office 1997. 823 Pages/illus/maps. The year 1968 was the year of the Tet Offensive including Khe Sanh and Hue City. These were momentous events in the course of the war and they occurred in the first three months of the year. This book documents that 1968 was more than just the Tet Offensive. The bloodiest month of the war for the U .S. forces was neither January nor February 1968 but May 1968 when the Communists launched what was called their "Mini-Tet" offensive. This was followed by a second "Mini-Tet" offensive during the late summer which also was repulsed at heavy cost to both sides. By the end of the year the U .S. forces in South Vietnam's I Corps under the III Marine Amphibious Force III MAF had regained the offensive. Light edge-wear to dj. Text clean. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. U S Government Printing Office Hardcover
1976012519New York NY U.S.A.: Doubleday 1976. 446 pages with some b&w photographs. Endpaper maps. inscribed by General Westmoreland.".on half-title page. Book has light wear to edge of cover. This is a personal account of a life and career that in the course of almost 40 years of service to include command of US forces in Vietnam. Exceptional memoir by a general who served his country both on and off the battlefield with the highest distinction. Clean. Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday Hardcover
1993018597Sydney Australia: Allen & Unwin 1993. Jacket has water marks to top edge. 614 pages with b/w/illustrations. The second volume in the series 'The Official History of Australia's involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1948 - 1975 series. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Allen & Unwin Hardcover
1981M3423VWashington D. C.: U.S.News Books 1981. 396 pp. Original brown simulated leather covers w/ title in gilt. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends slightly bumped. DJ has wear and tear to edges. Profusely illust. w/ b/w photos detailed charts and 32 pages of color reproductions of unit insignia and badges. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. U.S.News Books Hardcover
1983012605Austin Texas U.S.A.: Univ of Texas Pr 1983. 873pp. Government documents trace secret missions from 1964 to 1968 that sought to establish peace talks between North Vietnam and the U.S. Clean. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Univ of Texas Pr Hardcover
