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BAER, GEORGE W. The Coming Of The Italian - Ethiopian War. Harvard, Cambridge: 1967. First Edition. h Hardcover, no dustjacket. Reading copy. Title rubbed off of spine. Name of previous owner appears on front endpaper. An account of the coming of the Italian-Ethiopian War. Examines Italy's preparation for the invasion of Ethiopia and Ethiopia's efforts at defense. Studies the context and nature of the political, diplomatic, and military decisions made by the leaders of the states of Europe as they dealt with the problem posed by Mussolini's decision to invade. Includes an Index.
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39.19 USD
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CRANE, STEPHEN. The Red Badge Of Courage And Other Stories. Popular Library, New York: 1965. s Softcover. Reading copy. Here is a war story unlike any that has ever been written before. It does not give a splendid and glory-filled account of battle and victory. Instead, it tells of one soldier and one battle. It presents war as a test of personal courage - a terror to be understood and mastered.
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1.00 USD
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DYSON, FREEMAN. Weapons And Hope. Harper & Row, New York: 1981. 006039031X / 9780060390310 h Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. This book is primarily for non-scientists, to acquaint them with how a scientist looks at the world, one does not have to read far to realize that this is the witness, not of a scientist representing his class, but of a unique kind of scientist, a man endowed with literary skill, with a rare capacity for humor and for introspection, with a sensitive understanding of the language of the humanist. Index Included.
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HARGRAVE, JOHN. Propaganda The Mightiest Weapon Of All Words Win Wars. Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., Ltd., London: 1940. First Impression. h Hardcover, no dustjacket. Fair condition. Pages are slightly discolored. Cover has small scratches. The power that makes the trigger-finger hesitate, or obey, is more powerful than armed force. It controls it. The power is the Power of the Word: The Word of Persuasion- the word of Command. Words are weapons. We must not despise words and the use of words. Words win wars." And so begins the Theme page for Propaganda The Mightiest Weapon Of All Words Win Wars. Includes an Index.
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70.78 USD
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HEREN, LOUIS. No Hail, No Farewell. Harper & Row, New York: 1970. First Edition. h Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. Gives new insights and information on the origin of our involvement in Vietnam, on the first war game, and on the decision to commit combat troops, taken months before any public announcement. Includes an Index.
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28.03 USD
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JAMESON, STORM (EDITOR). Challenge To Death. E.P. Dutton & Co., NY: 1935. First Edition. h Hardcover, no dustjacket. Reading copy. 15 British authors contributed to this collection of pieces asking for clear thinking on the topics of war and peace, armaments traffic, and so on. Includes essays by Julian Huxley, J. P. Priestly and Rebecca West.
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70.78 USD
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SCHELL, JONATHAN. The Fate Of The Earth. Alfred A. Knopf, New York: 1982. 0394525590 / 9780394525594 h Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. Approaches the large questions of life and death, love and fear, peace and war, and, in language of singular beauty and nobility, with faultless logic and with passion, written a profoundly moral, profoundly spiritual, profoundly humane work. Includes an index. "It may be one of the most important works of recent years . . . There still may be hope to sae our civilization." - Walter Cronkite
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