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196820360Washington: Government Printing Office 1968. First edition. Maps some folding charts and diagrams photographs Index laid in at the back. 1 vols. 4to. Original blue cloth gilt. Some light soiling of cloth warping of volume and light marginal browning of text else a very good copy of this work. First edition. Maps some folding charts and diagrams photographs Index laid in at the back. 1 vols. 4to. INSCRIBED BY WILLIAM WESTMORELAND TO HEDLEY DONOVAN former editor-in-chief of Time Inc. "To Hedley Donovan-With reminiscence of our pleasant association. W. C. Westmoreland. March 1969." In his position as Editor in Chief of Time Inc. Donovan had made four trips to Vietnam to see firsthand the people and places being covered by his correspondents and to get a feel for the situation. He met with Westmoreland in Vietnam in late 1965-early 1966 and probably on his subsequent trips.<br /> <br /> Westmoreland was the Time Magazine Man of the Year for 1965. Partly reading "As commander of all U.S. forces in South Viet Nam General William Childs Westmoreland 51 directed the historic buildup drew up the battle plans and infused the 190000 men under him with his own idealistic view of U.S. aims and responsibilities. He was the sinewy personification of the American fighting man in 1965 who through the monsoon mud of nameless hamlets amidst the swirling sand of seagirt enclaves atop the jungled mountains of the Annamese Cordillera served as the instrument of U.S. policy quietly enduring the terror and discomfort of a conflict that was not yet a war on a battlefield that was all no man's land. Government Printing Office unknown
1998007557New York NY U.S.A.: Library of America The 1998 First edition stated first printing. 857 pp. Extraordinary collection of Vietnam-era journalism. In protective mylar cover. Library of America, The hardcover
1969148329Milan: c.1969. Striking pop art-influenced suite of anti-imperialist propaganda posters published in Milan by the Comitato Vietnam - self-described in their literature as the "sezione italiana del tribunale Russell". The work of a collective comprised of six prominent Italian artists the images carry the theme 'Rebellion is right rebellion is possible' into various theatres of anti-imperialist struggle. Baratella b. 1935 Mariani b. 1936 and Spadari 1938-97 were long-term collaborators and members of the Nuova Figurazione art movement. Amadori 1945- 2015 won the Joan Miró prize in 1972. Spadari's contribution draws on the "solarised" image of Castro in the Cuban Revolution from his work "26 de julio" while in an anti-Vietnam War themed poster similarly treated repeated images of a Vietnamese women are overlain by a Lichtensteinian US fighter jet wheeling away from an explosion from which emerges a Coca-Cola bottle cap with the slogan 'Nixon boia' - Nixon executioner also the title of a song by popular singer-story teller Franco Trincale - and the partially obscured text 'Coca-Cola merda'. Nixon also features on a poster featuring his cartoonish portrait wearing a star-spangled neck-tie while being choked out by several nooses above him a ferociously snarling Black Panther head; while "Africa Rossa/Africa Nera" centres on a photographic image of the clenched first Black Power salute. Baratella based his poster around his painting "Benito Mussolini Storia del fascismo" where "Il Duce's" face morphs into a skull here with the lower part is superimposed with six small portraits of current political leaders including de Gaulle Pompidou Khrushchev and LBJ. The last in the group dramatises the Arab-Israeli conflict with a repeated image of a woman PFLP fighter - Leila Khaled - in keffiyeh and camo fatigues carrying a AK-47 above her a map of Jerusalem. No other set of these traced a couple of examples of individual posters noted institutionally; an excellent evocation of the artistic-political synergies of the period. Six large black and white photomontage posters 700 x 500 mm printed on coated paper each with the repeated slogan 'ribellarsi è giusto ribellarsi è possibile' in red; in the original tan slub-weave linen textured light card portfolio printed in red title to the front panel superimposed on a red five-pointed star. The portfolio a little rubbed and soiled pale damp spots at the spine-fold where there are a few short splits posters show light handling but overall very good. unknown
1847280021.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
197462875Berkeley CA: Samisdat Press 1974. First Edition. First Printing. Publisher's pale green wraps titled and decorated in black to spine and front board with a reproduction of the author's USMC telegram notifying his parents of him taking a shrapnel wound to the stomach to the rear wrap. A touch of fading here and there with soome very light shelfwear but a very good strong copy. 116pp. Internally clean. Signed by the author to the title page. One peculiarity is that the final leaf of the story "Diehard" has been typed manually and added to the volume at the rear where a printed leaf would belong with no sign of an "original" leaf being missing. Whether this was a later fix from a previous owner or something done in house due to a binding error is difficult to establish especially with "homemade" publishing. This is the first appearance of "A Few Good Men" a series of short vicious little war stories that are amongst the clearest invocations of the prevalent lunacy present in the canon. It was eventually reprinted in a book form in 1978 by Morrow/Avon this first appearance seems elusive especially signed. Samisdat Press unknown
1967732194PN. New. 1967. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
1966729653PN. New. 1966. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
95045901Hanoi 1991 Vietnam Foreign Languages Pub. House. Stiff wrs. NEW unused copy27 color photo plates 32 pages important color reference obscure source solid. FIRST & ONLY EDITION . . . EXCELLENT PICTORIAL RESOURCE FOR HANOI SILK PAINTERS . . . . This is a very interesting and useful reference on Hanoi painters with English captions dates names and color photos. . This work shows color photos of several silk paintings including artists: Kim Bach Nguyen Phan Chanh Linh Chi Nguyen Dinh Dung Luong Xuan Doan Do Duc Tran Luu Hau Nang Hien Pham Viet Hong Lam Mai Long Tran Dong Luong Minh My Luong Xuan Nhi Do Thi Ninh Do Phan Dop Son Kim Thai Pham Cong Thanh Nguyen Thu Nguyen Van Ty & Do Thi Ninh. . A marvelous look at the best and most talented artist's work. . Nicely done with English captions size and date of each painting. A very useful reference on a scarce subject. . Valuable for any student of Asian art painting portraits and reflections of a beautiful Viet-Nam. . Color photos are posted to our website . CONDITION This is as new copy unused as issued by the publisher. . . unknown
197662704Princeton: For The Author 1976. First Edition. 8vo. Publisher's photographic card covers titled in black to spine very light wear and some slight soiling to the white rear panel a clean bright copy. 164pp. Internally clean inscribed by the author to the half title:<br /> "With all good wishes Lucy Caldwell Princeton New Jersey."<br /> The privately printed autobiographical account of Lucy Caldwell's remarkable journey to Vietnam at the height of the war to help wounded servicemen after seeing anti-military propaganda. An astonishing effort for a civilian with no military experience and one with more than its share of challenges; Caldwell's attendance upon wounded GI's was accompanied by a cloud of Shalimar perfume; which the soldiers even the ones who couldn't see quickly figured out meant that they weren't doing so well prompting one man she was attempting to comfort to groan: "Oh no I can smell her. I'm not that bad. I'm going to make it. For The Author unknown
19702090202120415329Asahi Sonorama 1970. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Asahi Sonorama paperback
2002100947Pittsburgh: Dorrance Publishing 2002. Paperback. Very good with minor external wear including small crease to rear wrap outer corner wrapper only; small light stain to front free endpaper. 218 p.: ill. glossary; 28 cm. Includes lists of temples by state. Comprehensive guide to Buddhist churches in the Vietnamese tradition in the United States. Includes the history of Buddhism in America since 1970 a history of each church current facilities activities leaders & contact information. Scarce. WorldCat lists one holding. <br /> <br /> Vietnamese in the United States. Buddhist centers -- United States. Zen Buddhists. Buddhist temples. Centres bouddhiques -- États-Unis. Bouddhistes zen. Temples bouddhiques. Buddhist centers. Buddhist temples. Vietnamese -- Religion. Zen Buddhists. Dorrance Publishing paperback
196967474South Viet Nam: Giai Phong Editions 1969. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. 66 pages. 26 cm. Music and lyrics to "Let's Liberate the South". Stamp of former owner on fep. Cover has some wear and soiling. From Wikipedia: "The Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam or PRG was formed on June 8 1969 as an underground government opposed to the South Vietnamese government of President Nguyen Van Thieu. Delegates of the National Liberation Front the Vietcong as well as several smaller groups participated in its creation. The PRG was recognized as the government of South Vietnam by most communist states. It agreed to the 1973 Paris Peace Treaty as a separate party. It became the provisional government of South Vietnam following the military defeat of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam on April 30 1975. On July 2 1976 the PRG and North Vietnam merged to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.Predating the PRG was the Alliance of National Democratic and Peace Forces made up of anti-government forces and headed by Trinh Dinh Thao. The Alliance were a collection of individuals who wanted a new South Vietnamese Government but disagreed with the ever present Northern Communist presence. There had been talk of setting up an Alliance as early as 1966 but the South Vietnamese Intelligence had arrested an anti-government organizer Ba Tra. Ba Tra gave the South Vietnamese government extensive information on anti-government forces working in the city. This setback was compounded by his identification of one of the key cadre in the financial division. Under torture Ba Tra identified more figures in the underground. These were then rounded up. By 1967 the entire Saigon organization had been sent further underground. The Tet Offensive during 1968 triggered a wave of oppression forcing many people into the jungle. These people businessmen middle class doctors and other professionals started The Alliance. The then-new American president Richard Nixon started a process of Vietnamization to allow the American to withdraw from Vietnam. One of the tenets of Vietnamization was responsible government in South Vietnam. To prevent the Americans from installing their own government a conference was held on June 6 8 1969 off Route 22 in Cambodia's Fishhook area. The Alliance as well as other groups met and formed the Provisional Revolutionary Government on June 8 1969. According to Justice Minister Truong Nhu Trang the new group's main purpose was to help the Vietcong "acquire a new international stature." There were delegates from the NLF the Alliance of National Democratic and Peace Forces the People's Revolutionary Party the South Vietnamese communist party and "the usual assortment of mass organizations ethnic groups and geopolitical regions." "South Vietnam is independent democratic peaceful and neutral" according to one banner displayed prominently at the convention. The PRG reflected a number of nationalist anti-imperialist and communist political viewpoints including those of the Vietnam Workers Party the North Vietnamese communist party. Following the military and political results of the 1968 Tet Offensive and related military offensives in the South in which the Vietcong suffered serious military losses the PRG was envisioned as a political counter-force that could influence international public opinion in support of national independence and in opposition to the United States and the Republic of Vietnam. The declared purpose of the PRG was to provide a formal NLF governmental structure and enhance its claim of representing "the Southern people". Included in this strategy was the pursuit of a negotiated settlement to the war leading to reunification organized during the initial phase of Vietnamization. During the period 1969-1970 most of the PRG's cabinet ministries operated near the Cambodia border. Starting on March 29 to late April 1970 the South Vietnamese army and Cambodian government forced the PRG to flee deep into Cambodia. The stressful escape caused many of the PRG officials such as Truong Nhu Tạ ng to need extensive medical furloughs. Giai Phong Editions paperback
21165401Vietnam 1959 n.p. Brown cloth very good 12 b.w. photos of famous scenes in Saigon 12 x 9 cm. actual photos layed- down clear sharp images. There is a penned note inside the front cover: "21 Feb. '59 Saigon Veitnam." A nice set of photo-views of the most familiar and famous sights found in Saigon. From the right shows an aerial view of the Cuu Long or Majestic hotel just off the Saigon River & Rue Catinat and Nguyen Hue along the river. Next shows the Museum in the Zoo. Then Ben Thanh market with a small slight stain. A view from the Provincial Government office looking down Nguyen Hue. Notre Dame church at the end of the Rue Catinat. Corner of Continental Hotel. Postoffice. River scene before the National Bank. National Court build- building. Congress Building. National Court with a great painting of Ngo Dinh Diem President of Vietnam. Congress Building. A poignant look at the old Saigon. Scans can be sent by email. unknown
1965280900Vietnam : The Central Committee of the South Vietnam National Front for Liberation 1965. First Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright and clean. Physical description; 8 p. Subject; South Vietnam National Liberation Front. Vietnam : The Central Committee of the South Vietnam National Front for Liberation paperback
1972120137Paris: Editions du Chene 1972. Rilegato ad anelli ring-bound wrappers. Molto buono Very Good. Introduzione di Sergio Leone. 90 fotografie in bianco e nero organizzate in 22 sequenze in tavole ripiegate. Cm 26x205. pp. 126. Molto buono Very Good. Prima edizione First edition. <em>Negli anni Settanta la casa editrice francese É";ditions du Chêne pubblicò" molti libri che presentavano il lavoro di fotografi che sarebbero poi diventati famosi. La copertina utilizza la tipografia per imitare una delle sequenze fotografiche interne del volume - "how do you do" - in cui il soggetto si avvicina all'obiettivo e viene tagliato fuori dall'inquadratura.</em> <em>"Nelle fotografie di Plossu i dettagli sono minuziosi apparentemente &ldquo";troppo”: è la realtà quotidiana che tutti noi riconosciamo ma tutte queste particolarità" danno corpo alla storia: prima ci fanno ridere o sorridere poi a poco a poco una vaga angoscia si deposita su di noi" dal testo di Leone.</em> Editions du Chene, unknown
196701441TANKS CAN WIN IN VIETNAM N.p. ca. 1967 first edition fine in wraps. A scarce bit of Vietnam War literature being a 28 page essay which was offered for sale in California for 50¢. Privately Printed paperback
197341369n.p.: United States Agency for International Development 1973. 4to pp. 63; printed from typescript; original white staplebound wrappers printed in blue signature of Bob Jones 3rd in command at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon in red ink at top right-hand corner of upper cover light shelf wear else very good. A directory of personnel officials and organizations in Saigon which also includes frequently called numbers and emergency numbers. Addreses are given as wellas both office phones and home phones. City map of Saigon on back wrapper. Cornell only in OCLC. United States Agency for International Development unknown
197341375Saigon: United States Agency for International Development 1973. 4to pp. 63; printed from typescript; original white staplebound wrappers a bit soiled printed in blue top right hand corner of upper cover and first two leaves neatly excised affecting text. A directory of officials and organizations in Saigon which also includes frequently called numbers and emergency numbers. United States Agency for International Development unknown
197262808Boston: Beacon Press 1972. First Revised Edition. 4to. 28cm x 22cm. Publisher's red pictorial card covers. Minor creasing and soiling most visibly to the lower corner of the front cover price discreetly excised with a hole punch to the upper front corner. Clean and sharp a very good copy. 289pp. Internally clean. A very highly detailed and in-depth assessment of the resources manpower and costs in play during the air war component of the war in Vietnam with a particular focus upon the intangible nature of that conflict to the average American. An air war is distant and notionally inaccessible to the general public is the general argument of the work which was compiled initially in a smaller report in November 1971 then expanded upon by the Anti-War Study group at Cornell University and a wider body of contributors including Rapahel Littauer Saha Amarasingham Chandler Morse Norman Uphoff and Carl Sagan amongst a number of others assessing the impact upon economies ecologies diverse human populations neighbouring nations and the potential continuing and more widespread effects that would be expected to spiral outwards should the aerial campaign continue at contemporary levels. One of the primary thrusts of the research is that Nixon's government used the execution of a massive and sustained aerial campaign to push forward initiatives they would not otherwise have been permitted to pursue for various physical economic and humanitarian reasons. One of many sobering points put across throughout the course of the study is that by the time of publication the US had dropped more bombs on Vietname than were dropped on Europe during the entirety of WW2. Beacon Press unknown
197226976Boston:: Beacon Press 1972. Revised Edition. Revised Edition after the release of a preliminary report issued in 1971. A Very Good copy in illustrated boards. The first edition of this report was published in 1971 and was quickly recognized as the most important gathering material on the subject available to the American people. Now the authors have fully revised and brought up to date their findings. Always reminding us that the air war is not confined to Vietnam the authors analyze with care not only the air war in North Vietnam and South Vietnam but also in Cambodia and Laos. In addition they offer insights and necessary information on the ecological impact of the war the monetary costs ant the war's relation to the United States ConstitutionTable of contents reads: Use of airpower Air war against North Vietnam In South Vietnam Southern Laos Northern Laos Cambodia and more. Beacon Press, hardcover
196926975<p>Washington DC:: U.S. Marine Corps 1969. First Printing of the First Edition. A Very Good Plus copy in illustrated wraps with a small chip missing from the backstrip. No hardcover edition was issued. This is the story of the defenders of Khe Sanh--and the epic 77-day struggle which not only denied the North Vietnamese Army a much needed victory but reaffirmed to the world the intention of the United States to hold the line in Southeast Asia. In addition to having been a contest of men and machines this was the test of a nation's will. As a history this work is not intended to prove any point but rather to record objectively the series of events which came to be called the Battle of Khe Sanh. These events spanned a period from April 1967 to April 1968. Uncommon.</p> U.S. Marine Corps, hardcover
19677771New York: Pocket Books 1967. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 4 1/4 X 7 Inches. 262 PP. "The doom Pussy was the first book on Vietnam to chronicle aerial combat. Among the truckloads of fan mail the author received were scores of letters from veteran pilots who claimed they had carried the book as their "bible" on the conflict." - Ben Shephard<br /> <br /> First paperback printing released the same year as the hardcover edition. Elaine Shepard began her career in Hollywood as an actress under contract with R.K.O. pictures. She starred in numerous films but eventually left acting in favor of journalism. The latter career took her around the world and to Vietnam in 1966 and 1967. She was quite the "Renaissance Woman" and excelled in the field of jounalism normally ruled by men at the time. A very early Vietnam War era novel that predates much of the ground war that would later consume the world. Some wear to edges and spine. A few faint spots. A very scarce book in commerce. Pocket Books 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
197126084<p>New York::: The Dial Press 1971. First Printing of the First Edition. A Near Fine copy in a Near Fine price clipped dust jacket . General Marshall is best known for his unique method of battle reconstruction based on exhaustive interviews with the survivors of the campaigns and in this volume he recreates three Vietnam War encounters: the battles of Dong Tre Trung Luong and Hoa Hoi. The end result is an account of a battle as it is happening.</p> The Dial Press,, hardcover
1964723934PN. New. 1964. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback