Search Results: History of the Middle East from Elk Creek Heritage Books

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Fifth Printing. Hard cover in very good condition - appears new & unread. Dark mustard colored boards with black spine cloth containing gilt spine lettering.Interior text block clean & tight; no markings. Dust jacket likewise in fine condition; not price clipped ($28.00.) From the front jacket flap, ""88 Days in Kandahar is the improbable, true story of America's first wa in Afghanistan. Robert Grenier's war plan after 9/11, approved by President George W. Bush, led to a ""final"" but fleeting victory Grenier relives the ""southern campaign,"" a CIA war, which drove al-Qa'ida and the Taliban from its capital, Kandahar, in just 88 days. ... Future success against international terrorism, Grenier concludes, will require relearning the lessons of our defeat of the Taliban.""

New York: Random House, 1977. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book Club Edition. Hard cover in very good condition with blue boards containing gold gilt lettering on spine and author's initials on front board. Deep yellow end papers. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings. Dust jacket very good; spine sunned; no price on front flap (only other indication of BCE is blind stamped rectangle on bottom of back board near spine.) Contains two sections with 4 leaves (8 pages) each of glossy black & white photos. Concludes with an extensive Index. 628 numbered pages. * From the jacket, ""Israel's great leader and statesman [Abba Eban] now recounts his own life story. . .at once the moving personl history of one the foremeost men of our century and a behind-the-scenes, amazingly frank diplomatic history of contemporary international affairs. . . . the story of Eban the statesman and Eban the man.""

U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including the number one. Hardcover in very good condition. Beige boards with blue spine cloth containing silver colored spine lettering. Text block clean and tight with no markings noted. Concludes with extensive bibliography and comprehensive index. Dust jacket in very good condition with only ghost of shelf and edge wear; not price clipped.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Printing First Edition, Second Printing. Same date on Title Page and Copyright Page. Number line D 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 . Hard cover in very good condition with maroon boards and gold gilt lettering on spine and front board. Light tan colored end papers. Text block clean & tight; no writing; no markings noted. Dust jacket in very good condition with light shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the book, ""... in this informed and compassionate book, President Carter offers readers an overview of the political, religious, and ethnic conflicts that have fragmented the Middle East, presenting each country's perspective and involvement in both historic and current contexts.""

New York: PublicAffairs, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition and complete number line with number one. Hard cover in very good condition with beige boards, brown spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean, no writing, no markings to note. Contains a section of four leaves / eight pages of glossy black & white photos. Dust jacket very good with only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the book, "". . . a marvelous, surprising, heart-breaking book . . . combines history with hard reporting, a lucid eye with a sense of tragedy and gives us a fresh new way to look at the ongoing agony in the gardens of Israel and Palestine. . . .

Fort Lee, New Jersey: Barricade Books, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Printing; no number line. Hard cover in very good condition with gray boards and silver gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight; no writng, no markings noted. Dust jacket in very good condition with light shelf wear and a closed 3/4"" tear on front fold at head of spine; not price clipped. * From the jacket, ""Interviews with diplomats, politicians, and jurnalists from the internationally acclaimed TV program (The Charney Report.)"" . . . . "". . . .a riveting and thorough analysis of today's (circa 2001) Mid East Turmoil.""

Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 2nd Printing Hard cover in fine condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Dull gold colored end papers. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition. * From the jacket, 'The politics of the Middle East can be murky and confusing. But one thing is increasingly certain: the eyes of the nations are riveted upon Israel and her neighbors, the epicenter of the momentous events shaking our world and shaping our future. . . .'

New York: Pegasus, 1969. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover in very good condition. Text block clean & tight; no writing; no markings noted. Side text block edges show light age toning/dust dulling. Wraps solid but show shelf & edge wear, rubbing. Large one inch dent / chip at top of spine but area is solid from original spine glue or former owners repair. 464 numbered pages.Concludes with three detailed Appendices: Sources, Methods, Comments, The Armed Forces of Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Israel on the Eve of the War, The Opponents Military Hardware, and an extensive Index.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per same date on Title Page as copyright date on Copyright page. Hard cover in very good condition with blue boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust likewise very good; ghost of shelf & edge wear; mellow age toning especially to the white sections; no price on flap as usual for most college presses. * From the Preface, ""Late in the last century [19th century] Muslims, separated by distance, language, and history, first thought to make their world whole by assembling in congress. The expansion of the West into Muslim lands awakened with Muslims a shared sense of subjugation. . . . Then steamer, rail, and telegraph made possible an animated discourse among Muslim centers linked in the past by tenuous ties. From this exchange emerged a loose network of Muslim cosmopolitans, men of common conviction… Read More

Neuhausen, Stuttgart: Hanssler-Verlag, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. OVERSIZE. Hard cover in fine condition with navy boards and white spine lettering. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition. Contains beautiful black and white and colored photographs. Size 13"" tall x 9 3/4"" wide x 3/4"" thick. * From the book, ""This beautiful book by Hilla and Max Jacoby is unlike any other on the subject of Israel. Like the preceding works by these artists, it is highly interesting and informative, and above all it is a most unusual documentary in pictures, in which the past and present are contrasted in an outstanding way. This book is particularly topical today, exactly 21 years after the reunification of Jerusalem and 40 years after the foundation of the new State of Israel.""

Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated, '...first published 1991..."" and no other printings noted. Hard cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. In addition to maps and charts, contains a section of 8 leaves / 16 pages of glossy black & white photographs. Dust jacket in very good condition. * From the book, "" ""Military Lessons of the Gulf War"" presents an authoritative international perspective on the military, operational, and technological aspects of the Gulf War together with the political, foreign policy and strategic considerations. This unique bridge between the military and political viewpoints makes it an invaluable work of reference to set the war in the context of its time and to chart its implications for the future.""

NY: Farra, Straus and Giroux, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with gray boards, darker gray spine cloth and gold gilt spine lettering. Contains black & white photos. Concludes with a section of Notes. 542 numbered pages. Dust jacket in very good condition; not price clipped. * From the a review by Amos Oz, ""... a subtle, sad, and humorous memoir that casts a fresh light on the Israeli-Palestinian tragedy, and a vivid picture of Palestinian society as well."" * From the jacket flap, ""....as remarkable a book about the Middle East as has been published in recent years. The story of one man's life in the region, it is also the richest and most sympathetic account to date of the modern Palestinian outlook - a work of rare depth, compassion, and emotional power.. . . . .[This] autobiography is the story of his country - a story that,… Read More

London, United Kingdom: Kegan Paul International, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Printed in Great Britain by Kegan Paul International. Hardcover in very good condition. Green boards with gold colored spine lettering. Text block clean & tight with no writing, no markings, etc., noted. Papers bright white. Dust jacket in very good condtion, bright & crisp with a ghost of shelf & edge wear. Concludes with a section on Notes & References and a comprehensive Index. 269 numbered pages. * From the book, ""This highly important book will engage the attention of both Muslims and the non-Muslims and is essential reading for all seeking to understand the critical questions underlying the relationships between the Muslim world and global order in the light of the Islamic world view.""

Beltsville, MD: Amana Publications, 2003. Soft cover. Very Good. 4th Printing Soft cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains section of colored photos. * From the book, ""Congressman Paul Findley's trip to South Yemen to plead for the release of an imprisoned U.S. citizen started him on an unexpected journey through the World of Islam that continued for twenty-five years and inspired this book.""

New York: Penguin Group, Inc., 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition. Two small inscriptions on fly leaf from former owner. Text block clean and tight. Contains both black and white and colored photos along with maps. Dust jacket in very good condition. * From the book, "". . . brings to life both the heroic efforts of the CIA's fixers on the ground--renegade men of unrecognized and untapped talent who became galvanized by the importance of girls' education - and the triumphs of the young women who are now graduating from the schools. Their stories are ones you will not soon forget.""

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition. First Printing per complete number line including the number one. Blue boards with black spine cloth and gold lettering in very good condition. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Endpapers contain genealogy of The Hamdan Family and The Levy Family. DJ very good with only gentle shelf & edge wear and rubbing from boards underneath where board cloth seams with spine cloth. Not price clipped.

New Yoik: Random House, 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition in addition to complete number line. Hard cover in very good condition with beige boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight with no writing, no markings noted. Exterior bottom text block has a red remainder dot. Contains a section of 8 leaves / 16 pages of color photographs. Concludes with an extensive section of Acknowledgments, several Appendices, Notes, Bibliography, and an extensive Indes.Dust jacket very good with barely a ghost of shelf & edge wear. * From the jacket flap, ""America cannot afford to lose the war in Afghanistan, and yet Americans cannot win it. In this definitive account of the conflict, acclaimed war correspondent and bestselling author Bing West provides a practical way out. Drawing on his expertise as both a combat-hardened Marine and a former assistant secretary of defense, West has written a tour de force narrative… Read More