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TRUTH IS THE FIRST CASUALTY; The Gulf of Tonkin Affair - illusion and reality, by Joseph C Goulden - 1969

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TRUTH IS THE FIRST CASUALTY; The Gulf of Tonkin Affair - illusion and reality,

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Rand McNally & Co., 1969 Hardcover, 6.25" x 9.25", with dustjacket Jacket edges have small gaps, now protected under transparent covering. GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket This book deals with the facts, revealing the actual story and the significant issues. "As you know," said U Thant, UN Secretary General, "in times of war and of hostilities the first casualty is truth." Two full page maps detail the cause of the 'Affair', supported by pages of chronological evidence. Indexed.
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  • Format/Binding Hardcover, 6.25" x 9.25", with dustjacket
  • Book Condition Used - Jacket edges have small gaps, now protected under transparent covering. GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Rand McNally & Co.,
  • Date Published 1969
  • Pages 286 pages
  • Keywords electronic espionage USS Maddox Gulf of Tonkin national security Lyndon B Johnson

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Chicago, New York, San Francisco: Rand McNally & Co. , 1969 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. The story of the controversial affair, dealing with facts, the actual story and the significant issues. 285 pages. The dust jacket has some tears that have been taped..
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Rand McNally. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1969. First Printing. Hardcover. Jacket is edgeworn and chipped. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 285 pages .
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TRUTH IS THE FIRST CASUALTY: THE GULF OF TONKIN AFFAIR-ILLUSION AND REALITY

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Rand McNally & Company. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1969. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. All dust jackets are in Mylar acid-free protectors.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 285 pages .
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Rand McNally. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($6.95 price intact). Published by Rand McNally, 1969. Octavo. Red boards stamped in blue. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Offsetting to endpapers and spotting to page ends. Dust jacket is very good with shelf wear, edgewear, tears, scuffing, some loss to top edge and spotting to flaps. 285 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
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Chicago: James B. Adler , Inc. book published in association with Rand McNally and Company, 1969. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Fair. 285, [3] pages. Footnotes. Maps. Chronology. Sources. Index. DJ is quite worn, soiled, chipped, and torn and is in a protective plastic sleeve. Joseph C. Goulden (born 1934) is an American writer and former political reporter. Also writes as Henry S. A. Becket. Goulden was a member of the U.S. Army, where he was trained in counter-intelligence. Later he entered journalism, working for The Dallas Morning News. At The Philadelphia Inquirer, he worked first as an investigative reporter and later as head of the Washington bureau. He became a freelance writer in 1968 and wrote for a number of publications, including Harper's, The Nation, The Washingtonian, and The Washington Times. The Gulf of Tonkin incident was an international confrontation that led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War. It involved both a proven confrontation on… Read More
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