The Commanders
by Woodward, Bob
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0671413678
- ISBN 13
- 9780671413675
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line with number one. Hard cover in very good condition with maroon boards, navy spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering, Title blind stamped on front board. Deep maroon end papers. Text bock tight. Former owner's book plate on ffp. No writing or markings on rest of internal text. Black streak on bottom text block. Dust Jacket in very good condition; not price clipped. Contains black and white photos and a Chart of the Chain of Command. Concludes with extensive Index. 398 numbered pages. * From the book, ""... tells the behind-the-scenes story of how President Bush and his military high command made their decisions. ... an extraordinary work of contemporary history, based on more than two years of exhaustive reporting on the inner workings of the Bush administration.. . [This book] .is about the decision-makers. Their relationships with one another and their personal perspectives are chronicled in unprecedented detail. This is the story behind the momentous choices that are defining a new era in international relations dominated by American military might.""
Synopsis
Behind-the-scenes account of the Bush administration's war and peace policies discusses inner-council debates and National Security Council meetings among Bush, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, Brent Scowcroft, James Baker, and others.
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000061
- Title
- The Commanders
- Author
- Woodward, Bob
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0671413678
- ISBN 13
- 9780671413675
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- History, Persian Gulf War - United States - Decision making, George Bush, Military history, Military Leadership, Foreign Relations
- Bookseller catalogs
- History of the 20th Century; Military Art & Science;
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Elk Creek Heritage Books
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Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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