Princeton University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0691067759 . 1.25 x 9.75 x 6.75 Inches; 303 pages . Princeton University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3753 ISBN : 0691067759 9780691067759
St. Martin's Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. 0312050518 . Dustjacket has very minor shelfwear else Fine. ; Two more books of military history written for general audiences. Strauss and Ober discuss strategic failure in the classical world in terms of defeated generals and political leaders from Xerxes of Persia to Julian the Apostate. These losers share a common incapacity to consider and overcome unexamined assumptions about themselves and their enemies say the authors. But the authors go on to defend good decision-making in relentlessly Clausewitzian terms that overlook the essential differences between the state systems of 19th-century Europe and the ancient Mediterranean. Such presentmindedness is unlikely to liberate the study of ancient history from its specialist ghetto. Karl proposes to describe situations from Thermopylae to Dien Bien Phu in which "an elite unit of soldiers stands to the last men with little hope of victory. " His definition of "elite" is extremely broad. The mixed bag of Germans and other Europeans that defended Berlin in 1945 hardly qualifies as an elite in the sense of the Theban Sacred Band. Moreover instead of concentrating on the composition motivation and behavior of these doomed units Karl writes generalized campaign history with the last stand itself sometimes dismissed in a few paragraphs. The Anatomy of Error is flawed by a restrictive analytic structure; Glorious Defiance fails to progress beyond descriptive narrative. Neither can be recommended except as supplements for large collections. ; 8.5 x 1 x 5.75 Inches; 272 pages . St. Martin's Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1885 ISBN : 0312050518 9780312050511
McSweeney's Publishing 2010. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. McSweeney's Publishing hardcover
Bookseller reference : G1934781703I4N10 ISBN : 1934781703 9781934781708
New York: Rizzoli 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good /very good . Square quarto. Hardcover with color pictorial dust jacket. 204 pages. Illustrated in color. Illustrated end papers. Rizzoli hardcover
Bookseller reference : 17939 ISBN : 0847825469 9780847825462
Kelsay Books. Used - Very Good. Ships from Reno NV. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! Kelsay Books unknown
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Athenum. Used - Good. Ships from Reno NV. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! Athenum unknown
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US: Alpha. Mass Market Paperback. 0028631560 Very good. Some creasing. books carefully packed and shipped promptly . Very Good. 1998. Alpha paperback
Bookseller reference : LOWER6B1255 ISBN : 0028631560 9780028631561
Hawthorn Vic Australia: Lonely Planet 1995. PB 396pp. Copiouslu illustrated in colour and b&w maps etc. A comprehensive travel guide to these three Indian Ocean territories. VG. 52A. 2nd Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Lonely Planet Paperback
Bookseller reference : 14405 ISBN : 0864421885 9780864421883
New Jersey: D. Van Nostrand. Brown Cloth. 1967 D. Van Nostrand New Jersey. Light brown cloth gold design on cover gold lettering on spine. Corners slightly bumped some light soil red ink marks on back flyleaf. 103 pp. clean text great illustrations. 8 stories. Books shipped within 24 hours via. Media Mail with U. S. Postal Service Delivery Confirmation each order is packaged in a new Bubble-Mailer and always your satification is guaranteed. . Good. 1967. D. Van Nostrand hardcover
Frankfurt am Main Germany: Museum fur Volkerkunde Frankfurt am Main; 1985. 388pp maps bibliography plates drawings. 300 weapons illustrated and 1000 catalogued.Text is in German with Preface in English. The weapons include clubs throwing knives daggers spears bows & arrows etc. NEW hardback with pictorial laminated upper board. T32. 1st. Edition. Museum fur Volkerkunde Frankfurt am Main; hardcover
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS 1962. Paperback. Used; Acceptable. Previous owners annotations/highlighting. Previous owners inscription. Printed date 1956. Published by Phoenix. <p><i><strong>Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. </strong></i> <br/><br/>Bookbarn International Inventory #2293603</p> THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS paperback
Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing. 1987. Quarto cloth boards dustjacket colour plates pp 192. Previous owner's bookplate very good condition in like d.j. Boards. Mapin Publishing hardcover
London: Jonathan Cape. 1978. 8vo pp 551 Index b/w ills. prev. owner's inscr. orig cl bds. very good in d.j sl rubbed edges good protected. Introduction to a Science of Mythology volume 3. A Structuralist interpretation of South American and North American myths: moves on to what the myths have to say about the ceremonies associated with eating. 1st English language edition. Cloth Boards. Jonathan Cape hardcover
Middletown Connecticut: Davison Art Center Welseyan University 1980. The standard catalogue raisonne of Seguin's prints. 93 items described in detail with an attempt to describe every extant impression. 4to. Original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT like new. <br/><br/> Middletown, Connecticut: Davison Art Center, Welseyan University, 1980 paperback
Bookseller reference : 2962 ISBN : 0931266017 9780931266010
Basic Books 1997. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Basic Books hardcover
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