Lebanon; Death of a Nation
by Sandra Mackey
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0865532044
- ISBN 13
- 9780865532045
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Congdon and Weed, 1989 Congdon and Weed, New York. 1989. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine; former owner name inked out on front paste down, library book sale stamp on foot of text block, dented tip on rear. DJ: Near Fine; rubbing to surface; $22.95 price on front flap. 295 pp. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Gray paper boards with white cloth spine and silver lettering on spine. In less than 20 years Lebanon and its capital (Beirut) changed from a luxurious and culturally diverse city to an ugly caldron of hatred, civil war, and terrorism directed against America. The author explains the rise of Hizbollah, its strategies and techniques, and why Lebanon is a mirror of the problems America faces throughout the Middle East. A clean and pristine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001035
- Title
- Lebanon; Death of a Nation
- Author
- Sandra Mackey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0865532044
- ISBN 13
- 9780865532045
- Publisher
- Congdon and Weed
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- LEBANON, BEIRUT, LEBANESE CIVIL WAR, HIZBOLLAH, PLO, TERRORISM, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF HOSTAGES, RANSOMS, MARINE BARRACKS, KIDNAPPING, US MARINES, DEATH TO AMERICA
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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