Search Results: Military Art & Science 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.""

U.S.A.: Free Press, 2005. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition. Black boards with gold colored spine lettering. Text block clean & tight with no writing, underlining, or marks noted. Dust jacket in very good condition. Bright, crisp, and shiny with barely a ghost of shelf wear. 375 numbered pages.Concludes with an Epilogue, Notes to the Chapters, a Selected Bibliography, Acknowledgments, and a comprehensive Index.

Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. McBride, Angus. Hard cover in very good condition with orange boards and gold lettering along spine.. Text block clean and tight. No writings, no markings noted. Contains black & white illustrations throughout, in addition to a special section of 8 leaves/16 pages of full page colored illustrations by Angus McBride. Dust jacket in very good condition. * From the book, ""This is an action-packed book as well as being full of new and established facts. Not only does it detail the weapons, wars and ways of these barbarian peoples, it also relates to their history the legends of Attila, Alaric and Charlemagne, so essential a part of the barbarian myth... The magnificent colour plates were specially painted for the book by the internationally renowned illustrator Angus McBride.""

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… Read More

U.S.A.: Encounter Books, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition. First Printing per complete number line. Hardcover in very good condition. Black boards with gilt orange spine lettering. Light brown endpapers. Text block clean & tight with no writings or markings noted. Dust jacket in fine condition. Crisp & shiny with only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. Includes a 32 page section of color photos taken by the author. 232 numbered pages.

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.

Santa Barbara, CA: J. Charles Plumb, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed by Author(s). 29th Printing This is the Twenty-ninth Printing published in March 2003. First Printing was November 1973. Hard cover in very good condition with deep rose boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight. Author's signed inscription on front fly leaf - see photo; fills the whole page (signature not authenticated.) Dust jacket very good with some shelf & edge wear; chips at top of jacket. * From the book, "". . . the story of Charlie Plumb, but it is also the story of all the POW's who faced an isolated world of degradation, loneliness, tedium, hunger, and pain. It is no pretty story. It tells of the torture room with walls built to muffle human screams, of the ""rope trick"" and ""fanbelt"" techniques designed to make a man talk, of illness, of insanity. But it also tells of the ingenuity and creativity which allowed the… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11th Printing Hard cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings or tears noted. Has black and gold boards with gold lettering along spine. Dust jacket in very good condition. * From the book, ""An unprecedented account of life in Baghdad's Green Zone, a walled-off enclave of towering plants, post villas, and sparkling swimming pools that was the headquarters for the American occupation of Iraq"".

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: A Touchstone Book, 1988. Soft cover. Very Good. 2nd Printing Second printing of this edition. Soft cover in very good condition. Some smudges to text block sides. Interior text block clean and tight. Has a remainder mark on bottom. Also has a small gift inscription at top of front free end paper. Contains several black and white illustrations and photographs throughout.. * From the book, ""Both were obscure outsiders, struggling for social acceptance, who ultimately achieved military domination over Europe. Both destroyed themselves by invading Russia in the frozen depth of winter. Aloof and contemptuous of human life, neither would acknowledge the folly of their all-consuming megalomania."" ""A clever and cohesive look at megalomania in action.""

London: Whitbread and Co., Ltd by arrangement with the Trustees of the Overlord Embroidery Trust, 1978. Soft cover. Very Good. From the book, ""The Invasion of Normandy by Allied forces was code named ""Operation Overlord.... The Overlord Embroidery was commissioned in 1968 by Lord Dulverton as a tribute to, and a permanent memorial and record of the effort by the Allies to liberate Europe during the 1939-45 war..... ""The Overlord Embroidery which is unique, depicts the Allied invasion of Normandy of 6th June, 1944. It traces the planning and historical detail of Operation Overlord from Britain's darkest hour in 1940 through to victory in the Battle of Normandy in August 1944.... ""6th June, 1944 is a date which will always be remembered the world over, especially by Nations who uphold the principles of Liberty and Democracy."" This 24 page 11 3/4"" wide x 8 1/4""tall stapled booklet is in very good condition. Shows… Read More

NY: Scribner, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First Edition per number line. Hard cover in fine condition. Muted yellow boards with black spine cloth and gold colored lettering along spine. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. Appears unread. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the book, ""Sweeping in its scope and impressive in its depth, . . . provides fascinating portraits of Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Kissinger, James Baker, Dick Cheney, Madeleine Albright, and others, to reveal a stunning view of modern political America.""

New York, New York, U.S.A.: PublicAffairs / Perseus Book Groups, 2002. Soft cover. Very Good. Softcover in very good condition with wraps showing only slight shelf & edge wear; edge wear & tiny bumps to corners. Spine not cracked. Appears unread. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted.

Zenith Press, 2014. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hard cover in fine condition with pictorial boards and rust colored end papers. Text block clean & tight with no markings. Dust jacket in fine condition with mirror image of boards. Black & white photos throughout - almost on every page. Originally conceived, designed, and produced by Quid Publishing in England, this is the stated first printing in North America. 208 numbered pages. Concludes with a Bibliography, Index, and Section of Photo Credits. From the jacket, ""...tells the amazing story of the daring photo-reconnaissance flyers and backroom boffins whose role was key in helping the Allies to win the war. Copiously illustrated with aerial photographs drawn from the archives of the major Allied and Azis powers, this book examines all theaters of the war, from Europe to the Pacific.""