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199123363<p>New York:: St. Martin's Press 1991. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight unread copy in a Fine bright unclipped dust jacket. J.D. Coleman has written an in-depth account of one of the most controversial and mis-represented military operations of the Vietnam War the Cambodian incursion. Coleman documents the American strategy exposes the myths that surround the campaign and examines the rationale President Nixon gave for sending troops into Cambodia.</p> St. Martin's Press, hardcover
197174766Tarrytown NY: N.p. 1971. This calligraphic and decorated scroll measures 19 x 124 inches and is composed of five sheets of laid paper attached. Calligraphic text with decoration on the margins. A very powerful yet attractive document.Written much in the style of the Declaration of Independence this scroll written by a known author and illustrated by an renown artist move in an entirely different direction all the while upholding the principles of the US primary document. The time was 1971 and the anger at American involvement in the war in Vietnam was reaching a fever pitch. Marches and demonstrations not a few of which I was dragged to as a youth were happening across the country violence was done to university students. and thousands of deaths were reported weekly on television. It was a great time of togetherness and everyone pitched in. The makers;Robert Andrew Parker; Robert Andrew Parker graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1952 after serving in the Army in the 1940s. He moved to New York after he spent a summer at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture studying under Jack Levine. Parker continued to develop his printmaking skills at Atelier 17 an historically important printmaking studio founded by the renowned English painter and printmaker Stanley William Hayter. Robert Andrew Parker was also chosen in 1952 as the youngest artist to show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the — Exhibition of American Watercolors Drawings and Prints — the exhibition featured Stuart Davis John Marin Robert Andrew Parker and Jackson Pollock. John F. Mahoney seems have slipped the bonds of history but he had a excellent writing style. A source document. N.p. unknown
1975371379Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press 1975. First edition. 114 pp. illustrated throughout with black and white sketches by the author. 1 vols. Oblong 8vo. Decorated green faux-leather with title in gilt on cover and spine. Fine in a very good dust jacket. First edition. 114 pp. illustrated throughout with black and white sketches by the author. 1 vols. Oblong 8vo. LCDR John M. McGrath was a young Navy pilot in 1967 when he was shot down over Vietnam. His remarkable and moving chronicle of survival and the torture and brutality suffered at the hands of his captors is illustrated with stark black and white drawings by the author who was a self-taught artist. Inscribed on the free front end paper to: "Jan & Marcy - Thanks for helping me make this book a reality. The book is beautiful - it couldn't have been done without your interest and support. It's great to be home! Warmest regards Mike McGrath." With a an accompanying original signed pen and ink sketch by the author dated 10-14-75 and titled: "Greetings from Monterey California." Inscribed by the Author. <br/><br/> Naval Institute Press hardcover
19742111902158501299Kawade Shobo Shinsha 1974. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 3 books Size: 21 cm Number of books: 3 books Kawade Shobo Shinsha paperback
008746Fairchild Corp. approx 40 un-unmbered pages. Fairchild Corp publication showing F-105 in Vietnam. Includes overlay map of Vietnam patches of units flying F-105 and overlay with"Red River Valley" song. Unusual rare publication. Clean. 1st Edition. Decorative Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Fairchild Corp hardcover