Resultados de búsqueda: Korea/Korean War from DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books

Berkeley and Los Angeles: Univ of California Pr, 1998. 480pp/illus/map. Every attempt at increasing Japanese political influence licensed new opportunities for trade, and each new push for Japanese economic interests buttressed, and sometimes justified, further political advances. The sword was the servant of the abacus, the abacus the agent of the sword. Clean. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc, 1969. 365pp/illus/maps. An excellent acccount of airmobile warfare, from the Airborne operations of World War II, to the birth of Helicopter warfare in Korea and hundreds of combat operations in Vietnam. DJ has light wear. Text clean.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mesa, AZ: American Fighter Aces Association, 1996. 543pp/illus with index. Photos of pilots, planes throughout in black and white with biographies. Bios include pilot's name, date of birth, service history, combat tours, decorations,awards and recognitions, aerial combat history and personal updates. Previous owner's gift inscription inside front cover. Text clean.. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Novato, California, U.S.A.: Presidio Press, 1989. 342pp/illus. The US Army's X Corps in Korea in 1950. An independent command under General Almond, the controversial US General. Responsible for the victory at Inchon, & nearly destroyed by the Chinese. Small crease at top of dj. Text clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Novato, California, U.S.A.: Presidio Press, 1989. 342pp/illus. The US Army's X Corps in Korea in 1950. An independent command under General Almond, the controversial US General. Responsible for the victory at Inchon, & nearly destroyed by the Chinese. Text clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Novato, California, U.S.A.: Presidio Press, 1989. 342pp/illus. The US Army's X Corps in Korea in 1950. An independent command under General Almond, the controversial US General. Responsible for the victory at Inchon, & nearly destroyed by the Chinese. Text clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: MacMillan, 1958. 360pp. 1st printing. Story of a company of U.S. Marines during United Nations troops retreat from the Yalu River during the Korean War. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1996. 294pp/illus/maps. Analyzes the operations of the all black 24th Infantry during the Korean War to determine how well the unit and its associated engineers and artillery performed. Asks whether deficiencies occurred. Seeks their military causes. Looks at how those influences and events intersected with the racial prejudices prevalent in that day. Gives a brief history of the service of black soldiers in the Civil War and World War 1.. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. New/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington, D.C: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1996. 294pp/illus/maps. Analyzes the operations of the all black 24th Infantry during the Korean War to determine how well the unit and its associated engineers and artillery performed. Asks whether deficiencies occurred. Seeks their military causes. Looks at how those influences and events intersected with the racial prejudices prevalent in that day. Gives a brief history of the service of black soldiers in the Civil War and World War 1. Light rubbing to cover. Clean. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket - Wraps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Stein & Day, 1985. 320pp, illus. , maps, notes, bibliography, index, Korean War history from the intervention of the Chinese to the Panmunjom negotiations. Small tears in dj. Clean.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: New York: Stein & Day, 1985, 1985. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 320pp, illus. , maps, notes, bibliography, index, Korean War history from the intervention of the Chinese to the Panmunjom negotiations. Small tears in dj. Clean.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Unknown, 1951. 122pp. Includes many black and white photos. Very good in cream colored decorative cloth. Scarce Korean war history. Clean. First Edition. Decorative Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: MacMillan, 1960. 219 pp/maps. This book examines the question of what led up to the Chinese intervention in the Korean War. . 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Novato, California, U.S.A.: Presidio Press, 1990. 457pp/maps. The definitive account of the epic retreat-under-fire of the 1st Marine Division from the Chosin Reservoir at the height of a North Korean winter, the Chinese attacked in a force of ten to one with the intention of complete annihilation, this failed, due in main to the fighting abilities of the United States fighting man. Clean. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ft Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute, 1985. 135pp + 22 maps (mostly fold-out). Detailed study of the Battle of the First Naktong Bulge 6-19 August 1950. Clean. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket - Wraps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.: Univ of Minnesota Pr, 2005. 179pp. Divided Korea examines both domestic and international attitudes toward Korean identity, the legacy of war, and the possibilities for - and anxieties about - unification. Divided Korea challenges the prevailing logic of confrontation and deterrence, embarking on a fundamental. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.: Naval Institute Press, 2000. Book has 303 pages. Light wear to edge of dj. A novel about Dog Company Six - the commanding officer of Company D in the Korean war. In this story, a marine rifle company.. Hard Cover/Boards. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little, Brown & Company, 1990. Book has 428 pages with a few illustrations. Light wear to edge of dj. An analysis of the Korean War that removes the labels of "police action" and the "lost war".. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, DC: Brookings Inst Pr, 2007. 228pp. Offers an insiders view of what went wrong and allowed this isolated nation - a charter member of the Axis of Evil - to develop nuclear weapons. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Herndon, Virginia, U.S.A.: Potomac Books Inc, 2001. 309pp/illus/maps. End-paper maps. Details the 1st Marine Division's battles in the final seven months of the war. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.