Search Results: War and Revolution: New Books from Librarium of The Hague

Denton, University of North Texas Press, 2000. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xvi, 273. With halftone illustrations, 4 full-page sketch maps; 3 appendices, bibliography, index. Wrappers. ~ FIRST EDITION. Edwards, who was a captain and a major when he wrote the journal, culminated a thirty-year Marine Corps career as a lieutenant colonel. After the events narrated in here, he returned to Vietnam in 1973 before retiring from the Marines in 1979. "The level and category of insight contained in this book easily make it a 'should-read' for those who served there, and quite firmly elevate it to 'should-be-required-reading' for any serious student of the Vietnam War years." - Major Don Lohmeier, USMC (ret.). G-4 IN

Saint Paul, MBI, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Square quarto. Pp. 240. Profusely illustrated throughout. Bibliography, index. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with pictorial dust-jacket. Brand new. ~ FIRST EDITION. 009-7

Washington, Brookings Institution Press, 2002. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xi, 244. Maps. Notes, index. Wrappers. ~ FIRST EDITION. Q-5

Lanham, Rowman & Littlefield, 2002. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Royal 8vo. Pp. x, 198. Appendices, notes, bibliography, index. HARDCOVER, black boards, spine lettered in gilt, with dust-jacket. ~ FIRST EDITION. Examines Churchill's intentions in writing his military histories and demonstrates that Churchill knew war as few men do. From the cavalry charge at Omdurman to the defeat of Hitler, Churchill achievements as a soldier and statesman were equalled only by his powers as a historian. With two appendices: Biographical Summary; History during Churchill's Lifetime. P-2

Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. 304. Notes, bibliography, index. HARDCOVER, cloth with dust-jacket. ~ FIRST EDITION. Q-5

New Brunswick, Rutgers University Press, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xx, 241. Maps. Glossary, notes, bibliography, index. HARDCOVER, beige cloth, spine lettered in copper, with pictorial dust-jacket. ~ FIRST EDITION. A firsthand account of how failed diplomacy led to an Islamic fundamentalist victory and to a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. _O-2

Nashville, Vanderbilt university Press, 2005. Soft cover. .. BRAND NEW. Royal octavo. Pp. xi, 267. Illustrations. Stiff wrappers. Q-5

Berkeley, University of California Press, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xiv, 336. With 5 halftone illustrations and one map; notes, bibliography, index. HARDCOVER, navy blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with dust-jacket. ~ FIRST EDITION. The French war to keep Algeria coincided with eight years of Cold War history during which much of the world was transformed. Began on All Saints Day, November 1, 1954, the war ended in March 1962. During this period Britain and France invaded Egypt, while the Soviets invaded Hungary, and the United States went to the brink of nuclear war with China. In a fascinating and provocative work, Wall sheds new light on the nature of the Algerian war, on the reasons of its long duration, and on the international diplomatic crisis during a key period of the Cold War. Q-3

Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xii, 226. Notes, bibliography, index. HARDCOVER, grey cloth, spine lettered in black, with dust-jacket. ~ FIRST EDITION. The twentieth century is an age of genocide in which sixty million men, women, and children have had their lives taken because the state thought it desirable. The more power government has, the more it can act arbitrarily according to the whims and desires of the elite, and the more it will make war on others and murder its foreign and domestic subjects. Here, Alvarez provides an exceptionally comprehensive and well-documented analysis of modern genocide. Q-3

New York, New York University Press, 2002. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Royal octavo. Pp. 339. hardcover with dust-jacket. ~ FIRST EDITION. ISBN 0814716261 ISBN 0 8147 1626 1 Q-5

Genève, Hoggar, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Thick Royal octavo. Pp. xxii, 1473. Plus a photographic account, consisting of a suite of 33 colour and black & white photographs, printed on fine paper, bound-in. Other illustrations, plans, graphics, facsimiles, and tables to the text. Notes, appendices, indices, glossary. HARDCOVER, original boards, red marker ribbon. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. "The first comprehensive study of the massacres in Algeria, including a great deal of original material." (Lord Avebury). (Note: heavy item). Y-3 IN

Genève, Hoggar, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Thick Royal octavo. Pp. xxii, 1473. Plus a photographic account, consisting of a suite of 33 colour and black & white photographs, printed on fine paper, bound-in. Other illustrations, plans, graphics, facsimiles, and tables to the text. Notes, appendices, indices, glossary. HARDCOVER, original boards, red marker ribbon. A brand-new copy in pristine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. "The first comprehensive study of the massacres in Algeria, including a great deal of original material." (Lord Avebury). Q-5

Lexington, University Press of Kentucky, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. 216. Notes, index. HARDCOVER, cloth with dust-jacket. ~ FIRST EDITION. P-3

Annapolis, Naval Institute Press, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xiii, 188. Notes, bibliography, index. HARDCOVER, half cloth, spine lettered in black and red, with dust-jacket. ~ FIRST EDITION. "A vividly written and meticulously researched book about the American and UN intervention in Somalia - a project to feed the starving population that an overzealous United Nations field representative, a retired American admiral, turned into a disastrous military operation." - Charles Maechling Jr. Q-3

Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xvi, 277. With 12 halftone illustrations (some full-page); notes, index. HARDCOVER, black cloth, spine lettered in gilt and red, with pictorial dust-jacket. ~ FIRST EDITION. A fascinating account of the ideology of Cold War America, focusing on the emergence of the behavioural sciences. "A first-rate book by a first-rate historian. It will attract readers interested in the Cold War and its culture, America intellectual history, and the Korean and Vietnam war." Q-3

Norman, University of Oklahoma Press, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 4to. Pp. xiv, 224. Plus 7 unnumbered pages of illustrations, bound in the text. With one full-page map, 11 halftone illustrations (some full-page); chronology, notes, glossary, bibliographical essay, index. HARDCOVER, brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with dust-jacket. ~ FIRST EDITION. The first collection of documents devoted entirely to the nineteenth-century Yucatec Mayas. Includes writings by priests, missionaries, Hispanic officials and military officers, foreign travellers and explorers, and the Mayas themselves. Provides an unparalleled window into the daily lives of the rural Mayas, the book covers social organization, religion, family life, agriculture, recreation, military readiness, and medicinal beliefs and practices. In addition, rare captivity narratives offer insight into the experiences of prisoners of war held by Caste War rebels. Q-3

London, Chatham, 2002. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Crown 4to. Pp. 288. Frontispiece. Profusely illustrated throughout with numerous halftone and colour illustrations and battle plans. Appendices, chronology, bibliography, index. HARDCOVER, red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with pictorial dust-jacket. ~ FIRST EDITION. "The ultimate reference work on Britain's greatest admiral, an unrivalled companion to every aspect of Nelson's career and an ideal introduction to the world of the Royal Navy." P-3

Shrewsbury, Airlife, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Royal 4to. Pp. xiv, 274. With numerous halftone and line illustrations throughout; 4 annexes, bibliography, index. HARDCOVER, pale blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with pictorial dust-jacket. ~ FIRST EDITION. This is the story of the non-pilot aircrew, the observers, aerial gunners, gunlayers, kite balloon observers; the air bomber, navigators, and the sometimes discriminatory attitudes towards them. Profusely illustrated, well researched and written. P-3

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xi, 268. With a number of halftone plates. Footnotes, index. HARDCOVER, brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with dust-jacket. ~ FIRST EDITION. A study of the mass mobilization of society for war, the "Levée en masse". P-3

Malbar, Krieger, 2002. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xv, 202. Notes, bibliography, index. Wrappers. ~ FIRST EDITION. The first part examines the main political, religious, social, and military issues of the Civil War. The second part is an annotated collection of relevant documents from the period. Q-3