2012, ISBN: 9780345375568

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Annapolis, MD: Rodale Press, 2012 Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD. 2012. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. DJ: As… Mehr…

Annapolis, MD: Rodale Press, 2012 Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD. 2012. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. DJ: As New. Blue boards with black overlay on the spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 264 pp 8vo. This autobiography provides a unique window on early aviation, combat in the Pacific during World War II, life as a diplomat behind the Iron Curtain, the Vietnam War, and the complexity of national security decision making in the White House over a period spanning almost two decades. The son of aviation pioneer Lloyd Stearman of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Includes and analysis of why we could and should have won in Vietnam and how we betrayed our Vietnamese allies. A clean pristine copy., Rodale Press, 2012, 5, American West Publishers. Good. 1968. Single Issue Magazine. Clean inside, label over former owner's name; back cover has some yellow age spots. This is a Special Issue: The Republic of Texas. Illustrated throughout. ., American West Publishers, 1968, 2.5, New York: Ballantine Books - A Del Rey Book, 1992. First Ballantine Books Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6" x 9. 1007 Pages Indexed. A tight bright book with covers that show very minor wear to the corners. There is a very slightly concave spine. Interior text pages are flawless. This World War I book is a classic that covers superbly a whole era. Engrossing in its glittering gallery of characters. Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Robert K. Massie has written a richly textured and gripping chronicle of the personal and national rivalries that led to the twentieth century's first great arms race. Massie brings to vivid life, such historical figures as the single-minded Admiral von Tirpitz, the young, ambitious, Winston Churchill, the ruthless, sycophantic Chancellor Bernhard von Bulow, Britain's greatest twentieth-century foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey; and Jacky Fisher, the eccentric admiral who revolutionized the British navy and brought forth the first true battleship, the H.M.S. Dreadnought. Other personalities in this vast array are Sir Arthur Wilson, William I, William II, Turkish Empire, Sir Arthur Nicolson, Lord Horatio Nelson, David Lloyd George, Reginald McKenna,Friedrich Holstein, John Jellicoe, Queen Victoria, Count Paul von Hatzfeldt, Frederick III, Sir John Arbuthnot Fisher, Philip von Eulenburg, Edward VII, Benjamin Disraeli, Joseph Chamberlain, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prince Otto von Bismarck, Herbert Henry Asquith, Arthur Balfour, Charles William de la Poer Beresford. Their story, and the story of the era is filled with misunderstandings, missed opportunities, and events leading to unintended conclusions, unfolds like a Greek tragedy in his powerful narrative. Intimately human and dramatic, this book is history at its most riveting. Contents in Five Parts: The German Challenge, The End of Splendid Isolation, The Navy, Britain and Germany Politics 1906-1910, and The Road to Armageddon. There are 46 chapters. Large heavy book., Ballantine Books - A Del Rey Book, 1992, 3<

2002, ISBN: 9780345375568

Icon Books Ltd, 2002. rpt.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Icon Books Ltd, 2002, 3, New York: Ballantine Books - A Del Rey Book, 1992. First … Mehr…

Icon Books Ltd, 2002. rpt.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Icon Books Ltd, 2002, 3, New York: Ballantine Books - A Del Rey Book, 1992. First Ballantine Books Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6" x 9. 1007 Pages Indexed. A tight bright book with covers that show very minor wear to the corners. There is a very slightly concave spine. Interior text pages are flawless. This World War I book is a classic that covers superbly a whole era. Engrossing in its glittering gallery of characters. Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Robert K. Massie has written a richly textured and gripping chronicle of the personal and national rivalries that led to the twentieth century's first great arms race. Massie brings to vivid life, such historical figures as the single-minded Admiral von Tirpitz, the young, ambitious, Winston Churchill, the ruthless, sycophantic Chancellor Bernhard von Bulow, Britain's greatest twentieth-century foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey; and Jacky Fisher, the eccentric admiral who revolutionized the British navy and brought forth the first true battleship, the H.M.S. Dreadnought. Other personalities in this vast array are Sir Arthur Wilson, William I, William II, Turkish Empire, Sir Arthur Nicolson, Lord Horatio Nelson, David Lloyd George, Reginald McKenna,Friedrich Holstein, John Jellicoe, Queen Victoria, Count Paul von Hatzfeldt, Frederick III, Sir John Arbuthnot Fisher, Philip von Eulenburg, Edward VII, Benjamin Disraeli, Joseph Chamberlain, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prince Otto von Bismarck, Herbert Henry Asquith, Arthur Balfour, Charles William de la Poer Beresford. Their story, and the story of the era is filled with misunderstandings, missed opportunities, and events leading to unintended conclusions, unfolds like a Greek tragedy in his powerful narrative. Intimately human and dramatic, this book is history at its most riveting. Contents in Five Parts: The German Challenge, The End of Splendid Isolation, The Navy, Britain and Germany Politics 1906-1910, and The Road to Armageddon. There are 46 chapters. Large heavy book., Ballantine Books - A Del Rey Book, 1992, 3<

1992, ISBN: 0345375564

Taschenbuch

[EAN: 9780345375568], Usado, muy buen estado, [SC: 41.43], [PU: Ballantine Books - A Del Rey Book, New York], WORLD WAR I HISTORY GERMANY BRITAIN BRITISH NAVY WINSTON CHURCHILL PULITZER P… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780345375568], Usado, muy buen estado, [SC: 41.43], [PU: Ballantine Books - A Del Rey Book, New York], WORLD WAR I HISTORY GERMANY BRITAIN BRITISH NAVY WINSTON CHURCHILL PULITZER PRIZE AUTHOR, 1007 Pages Indexed. A tight bright book with covers that show very minor wear to the corners. There is a very slightly concave spine. Interior text pages are flawless. This World War I book is a classic that covers superbly a whole era. Engrossing in its glittering gallery of characters. Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Robert K. Massie has written a richly textured and gripping chronicle of the personal and national rivalries that led to the twentieth century's first great arms race. Massie brings to vivid life, such historical figures as the single-minded Admiral von Tirpitz, the young, ambitious, Winston Churchill, the ruthless, sycophantic Chancellor Bernhard von Bulow, Britain's greatest twentieth-century foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey; and Jacky Fisher, the eccentric admiral who revolutionized the British navy and brought forth the first true battleship, the H.M.S. Dreadnought. Other personalities in this vast array are Sir Arthur Wilson, William I, William II, Turkish Empire, Sir Arthur Nicolson, Lord Horatio Nelson, David Lloyd George, Reginald McKenna,Friedrich Holstein, John Jellicoe, Queen Victoria, Count Paul von Hatzfeldt, Frederick III, Sir John Arbuthnot Fisher, Philip von Eulenburg, Edward VII, Benjamin Disraeli, Joseph Chamberlain, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prince Otto von Bismarck, Herbert Henry Asquith, Arthur Balfour, Charles William de la Poer Beresford. Their story, and the story of the era is filled with misunderstandings, missed opportunities, and events leading to unintended conclusions, unfolds like a Greek tragedy in his powerful narrative. Intimately human and dramatic, this book is history at its most riveting. Contents in Five Parts: The German Challenge, The End of Splendid Isolation, The Navy, Britain and Germany Politics 1906-1910, and The Road to Armageddon. There are 46 chapters. Large heavy book., Books<

1992, ISBN: 0345375564

Taschenbuch

[EAN: 9780345375568], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Ballantine Books - A Del Rey Book, New York], WORLD WAR I HISTORY GERMANY BRITAIN BRITISH NAVY WINSTON CHURCHILL PULITZER PRIZE A… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780345375568], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Ballantine Books - A Del Rey Book, New York], WORLD WAR I HISTORY GERMANY BRITAIN BRITISH NAVY WINSTON CHURCHILL PULITZER PRIZE AUTHOR, 1007 Pages Indexed. A tight bright book with covers that show very minor wear to the corners. There is a very slightly concave spine. Interior text pages are flawless. This World War I book is a classic that covers superbly a whole era. Engrossing in its glittering gallery of characters. Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Robert K. Massie has written a richly textured and gripping chronicle of the personal and national rivalries that led to the twentieth century's first great arms race. Massie brings to vivid life, such historical figures as the single-minded Admiral von Tirpitz, the young, ambitious, Winston Churchill, the ruthless, sycophantic Chancellor Bernhard von Bulow, Britain's greatest twentieth-century foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey; and Jacky Fisher, the eccentric admiral who revolutionized the British navy and brought forth the first true battleship, the H.M.S. Dreadnought. Other personalities in this vast array are Sir Arthur Wilson, William I, William II, Turkish Empire, Sir Arthur Nicolson, Lord Horatio Nelson, David Lloyd George, Reginald McKenna,Friedrich Holstein, John Jellicoe, Queen Victoria, Count Paul von Hatzfeldt, Frederick III, Sir John Arbuthnot Fisher, Philip von Eulenburg, Edward VII, Benjamin Disraeli, Joseph Chamberlain, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prince Otto von Bismarck, Herbert Henry Asquith, Arthur Balfour, Charles William de la Poer Beresford. Their story, and the story of the era is filled with misunderstandings, missed opportunities, and events leading to unintended conclusions, unfolds like a Greek tragedy in his powerful narrative. Intimately human and dramatic, this book is history at its most riveting. Contents in Five Parts: The German Challenge, The End of Splendid Isolation, The Navy, Britain and Germany Politics 1906-1910, and The Road to Armageddon. There are 46 chapters. Large heavy book., Books<

1992, ISBN: 0345375564

Taschenbuch

[EAN: 9780345375568], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Ballantine Books - A Del Rey Book, New York], WORLD WAR I HISTORY GERMANY BRITAIN BRITISH NAVY WINSTON CHURCHILL PULITZER PRIZE A… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780345375568], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Ballantine Books - A Del Rey Book, New York], WORLD WAR I HISTORY GERMANY BRITAIN BRITISH NAVY WINSTON CHURCHILL PULITZER PRIZE AUTHOR, 1007 Pages Indexed. A tight bright book with covers that show very minor wear to the corners. There is a very slightly concave spine. Interior text pages are flawless. This World War I book is a classic that covers superbly a whole era. Engrossing in its glittering gallery of characters. Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Robert K. Massie has written a richly textured and gripping chronicle of the personal and national rivalries that led to the twentieth century's first great arms race. Massie brings to vivid life, such historical figures as the single-minded Admiral von Tirpitz, the young, ambitious, Winston Churchill, the ruthless, sycophantic Chancellor Bernhard von Bulow, Britain's greatest twentieth-century foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey; and Jacky Fisher, the eccentric admiral who revolutionized the British navy and brought forth the first true battleship, the H.M.S. Dreadnought. Other personalities in this vast array are Sir Arthur Wilson, William I, William II, Turkish Empire, Sir Arthur Nicolson, Lord Horatio Nelson, David Lloyd George, Reginald McKenna,Friedrich Holstein, John Jellicoe, Queen Victoria, Count Paul von Hatzfeldt, Frederick III, Sir John Arbuthnot Fisher, Philip von Eulenburg, Edward VII, Benjamin Disraeli, Joseph Chamberlain, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prince Otto von Bismarck, Herbert Henry Asquith, Arthur Balfour, Charles William de la Poer Beresford. Their story, and the story of the era is filled with misunderstandings, missed opportunities, and events leading to unintended conclusions, unfolds like a Greek tragedy in his powerful narrative. Intimately human and dramatic, this book is history at its most riveting. Contents in Five Parts: The German Challenge, The End of Splendid Isolation, The Navy, Britain and Germany Politics 1906-1910, and The Road to Armageddon. There are 46 chapters. Large heavy book., Books<