The Making Of a Quagmire

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NY: Knopf, 1988 A fine copy of this increasingly rare advance review copy (ARC). "Making clear that the United States created its own quagmire in Vietnam, Halberstam's knowledgeable assessment of the U.S.record is so devastating that the reader will soon appreciate why he so discomfited the Kennedy administration, and why that President took the controversial step of trying to get the New York Times to pull him out of Vietnam..." George Kahn. . First Revised Edition. Softcover. Fine. Illus. by Photographs. 6X9 1/4.

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Good. Used book in good condition. Has wear to the cover and pages. Contains some markings such as highlighting and writing. 100% guaranteed. 041919

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New York: Random House. 1965. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Chipping at spine crown. 1/4 inch open tear at top of rear panel. First printing. 323 pp. Price of $5.95 on front flap of dust jacket. ; Original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Brodart cover. All domestic orders shipped protected in a Box. .

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Random House. Hardcover. B0000CMQGF Like New Condition. . Fine.

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London: Bodley Head, 1965. 1st edition. dust jacket. Fine. 8vo.. 323pp., NY Times correspondent on how US was trapped in Vietnam. Halberstam spent 15 months in Vietnam and was a scathing critic of the US both politically and Militarily. Fine copy in a like unclipped dust jacket

New York: Random House, 1965. First Edition. Cloth. 323 pp. An Uncompromising Account of Our Precarious Commitment in South Vietnam. Very fine and bright copy (essentially as new), in very good unclipped dustjacket with a small closed tear and light soiling to spine. A superior copy of an uncommon book. 8vo.

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Random House, 1965-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good Plus. Very good first edition first printing in good plus price unclipped dust jacket ($5.95). Binding is tight and pages are tanned, but clean and unmarked. Pen mark (1" long) on top exterior edge of pages. Jacket is deeply tanned with some dampstaining at spine and some rubbing, shelfwear, and chipping at corners and spine. A .5" x .5" chip out of rear jacket. Currently protected in an archival quality clear Brodart cover.

Random House, 1965-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Former library good+ with slight wear, paper tanning somewhat, pocket and id was inside back, dust jacket in cover, good color, First Printing, 1965.

Ballantine Books, 1988-12-13. Mass Market Paperback. Used:Good.

New York: Random House, 1965 DJ unclipped, bright orange topstain, black cloth boards with still brilliant silver lettering and red "waves." An early Vietnam classic by the author of "The Best and the Brightest." No internal names, writing or imprints. Very Scarce.. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Random House, 1965-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Good black cloth boards, lightly edgeworn and tanning dust jacket, tight binding, clean text Prompt, reliable service, shipped next business day. Int'l mailed via first class or priority.

New York, NY: Random House, 1965 1st Ed., 1st Ptg. 323 pp. Crisp and clean copy with light corner and spine end wear. Price-clipped dust jacket has some tearing and chipping on edges. Front right corner shows a 1/2" scuff, perhaps from removal of sticker. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

The Bodley Head, London, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. author's note. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound) with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The author, who won the Pulitzer Prize in the spring of 1964 for his coverage of the Vietnamese War gives in this comprehensive and extraordinary personal account of his 15 months in South Vietnam. ''He cites chapter and verse in his indictment of the conduct and leadership of the war, of the delusions of the American military and diplomatic leaders, and of the falsified and misleading statistics listed on newspaper correspondents and readers.'' -- from the front fold over panel blurb.  Softening of the top back strip edge with a little rubbing of the book corners. Age toning of the text block edges and pages with some foxing spots to the top text block edge. Creasing of the dustwrapper edges and rubbing of the panels. There is a 0.25'' tear to the top right hand corner of the back strip which a previous owner has supported with tape to the verso. Some white marks to the rear spine gut edge and rear panel and some faint foxing marks are visible.  This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [13], 4 - 323, [3] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; South Vietnam; 1960s; Politics & Government. Inventory No: 0123639. .

Random House. Hardcover. B0000CMQGF Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing stated. Very Good / Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Minor shelf/age wear. Free of any markings and no writing. For Additional Information or pictures, Please Inquire. . Very Good.

New York: Random House, 1965. 323pgs. Black deocrative cloth. Letter stamp on the front endpapers, otherwise a fine, unmarked copy. The unclipped red, black and yellow jacket has a 3" triangular chip on the upper right corner of the rear panel (photo of Halberstam in Vietnam). in mylar sleeve. "Pulitzer-prize winning author David Halberstam's eyewitness account provides a riveting narrative of how the United States created a major foreign policy disaster for itself in a faraway land it knew little about. The author penetrates to the essence of what went wrong in Vietnam. Although its focus is the Kennedy era, its analysis of the blunders and misconceptions of American military and political leaders holds true for the entire war.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/good-. Octavo.

1965. Pirated Copy. hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. First Printing stated. No publisher mentioned. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; On Sale! .

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London: Bodley Head, 1965. 1st edition. chipped dust jacket. Very Good. 8vo.. 323pp., NY Times correspondent on how US was trapped in Vietnam. Halberstam spent 15 months in Vietnam and was a scathing critic of the US both politically and Militarily. Signs of use o/w very good copy of a scarce title

New York: Ballantine Books, 1989. Edge and corner wear, scuffed and scratched, spine is creased (as well as the front and rear of the wrapper) and slightly rolled, pages are toning, shelf worn, light stain on the outer page edges, overall a nice readable used first Ballantine Books paperback edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Black and white illustrated wrapper with red and white lettering. 340 historical pages! Extremely scarce! "When David Halberstam ---- a young but already battle-seasoned correspondent for The New York Times ---- arrived in Vietnam in the fall of 1962, he found the place to be a reporter's dream. It had everything: a war, a highly dramatic and emotional story, great food, a beautiful setting, and lovely women. Yet he quickly discovered that the conflict he'd been sent to cover had already become an endless, relentless war to which ordinary military rules didn't apply............". First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

1987-10-30. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

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London: The Bodley Head, 1965. 323pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain black boards nominally bumped only. Flecked text-block edges, and a former owner's name on ffep., else leaves clean. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. A comprehensive and extraordinary personal account of his fifteen months in South Vietnam, by New York Times foreign correspondent David Halberstam (1934-2007). An amazingly frank account of the many facets to the American involvement in Vietnam in the 1960s . . . Contents include: Prelims., 19 chapters. The winner of numerous journalistic awards, including the Pulitzer Prize of 1964 for his coverage of the Vietnam War, David Halberstam died in a traffic accident in 2007. Book weight approx. 620g. . First U.K.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Bodley Head, 1965. First printing. Very Good/good. 323 pages. Green and black pictorial dust jacket. Black cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Dust jacket has a couple of small holes ans some small edge tears. Spine a bit cocked. Written by winner of Pulitzer Prize who also won awards for his Vietnam coverage. Not price clipped. 22x15 cm. library markings and some tape residue from where a clear library cover has been removed.

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc, 1988 Paperback, 8vo. Revised edition. 193 pp. Review copy stamp on rear wrap. Mild edgewear to wraps. Else FINE. All domestic orders $100 and over will be upgraded to USPS Priority shipping at no additional cost. . Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo.

1965. First edition, second impression. Very good / Good. Written by winner of Pulitzer Prize who also won awards for his Vietnam coverage. Binding is very good with no previous owner inscriptions. The corner of the front endpaper has been snipped. There is a slight touch of foxing at page edges. Dust jacket is mildly soiled on back and has separated at top of front flap and now protected with a clear mylar sleeve. Please see photos. 22x15

London: The Bodley Head, 1965. First UK Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. In black cloth with gilt to spine. Light wear to edges and spine ends with just a few spots of foxing to page ends and a mild bump to top rear corner. Jacket is unclipped with a 1/2 inch closed tear to top crease at flap and a few tiny nicks and chips to spine ends. Not faded.

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Paperback. New. Pulitzer-prize winning author David Halberstam's eyewitness account of the most critical political period of U.S. involvement in Vietnam--the Kennedy/Diem era--remains as fresh and stimulating today as when it was first published in 1965. In the introduction to this edition, historian Daniel J. Singal provides crucial background information that was unavailable when the book was written.

Random House. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.

Ballantine Books, 1988-12-13. Mass Market Paperback. Good.

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McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 1987-10-01. Paperback. Good.