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Preventive Defense; A New Security Strategy for America
by Carter, Ashton B. and Perry, William J
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- ISBN 10
- 081571307X
- ISBN 13
- 9780815713074
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About This Item
Washington DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2000. First Paperback Edition, Second Printing. Paperback. Near fine. Inscribed to the United States Ambassador to Singapore Franklin Lavin, first paperback edition of Preventive Defense by Ashton B. Carter and William J. Perry.. Octavo, ix, [3], 243pp. Paperback. Stated "First paperback printing, September 2000" with partial number line printed on copyright page. Solid text block, light wear to tips, a near fine example. Signed by William Perry on the half-title: "To Ambassador Franklin Lavin, With admiration and appreciation, Bill Perry / Singapore / July 2002." William J. Perry (b. 1927) was Secretary of Defense from 1994-1997 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his service to the United States in 1997. Franklin Lavin (b. 1957) served as United States Ambassador to Singapore from 2001-2005.
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- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- 13668
- Title
- Preventive Defense; A New Security Strategy for America
- Author
- Carter, Ashton B. and Perry, William J
- Illustrator
- Inscribed to the United States Ambassador to Singapore Franklin Lavin, first paperback edition of Preventive Defense by Ashton B
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition, Second Printing
- ISBN 10
- 081571307X
- ISBN 13
- 9780815713074
- Publisher
- Brookings Institution Press
- Place of Publication
- Washington DC
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Ashton Carter signed, Ash Carter signed, Secretary of Defense signed, Inside the Five-Sided Box signed, Inside the Five-Sided box first edition, Pentagon memoir, Pentagon Carter signed, Obama administration Defense
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