Summons of the Trumpet (PB) by Palmer, Dave Richard

Presidio Press, 1978. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Presidio Press, 1978. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Novato, Ca: Presidio Press, 1978 Dj has a one inch edge tear. Modest edge wear and edge creases.. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall, 277 Pages.

Presidio Press, 1978-01-01. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

Presidio Press. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Very Good dust jacket. Front hinge cracked. A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Hardback. Acceptable.

Presidio Press, 1978.. Octavo, hardcover, near fine in VG blue and orange pictorial dj. 3rd printing, Thousands of young Americans fought in Vietnam with little knowledge of the reasons why. Even greater numbers protested against the war and had less understanding of common dilemmas which confounded the experts. The combat areas were saturated with newsmen and the Vietnam war turned out to be one of the best documented and least comprehended wars in our history. The seesaw from battlefield victory to psychological defeat (and vice versa) seemed never-ending.Why did we get involved? Why did we stay? And why did we have to rationalize defeat?

Paperback. Very Good.

This Book is the fifth by Army Officer, Soldier and Historian, Richard Palmer. This Book was chosen as a selection by the History Book Club. This Book is a comprehensive and objective analysis of how the United States became involved in Vietnam, the decisions to expand the War, and the painful period of disengagement. The Book contains 277 pages as well as nine maps that focus on the subject.

San Rafael, CA: Presidio Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1978. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0891410414 . Dustjacket has a few short tears with creasing at head of spine, chipped bottom edge ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 277 pages; "Soldier/scholar Palmer traces the history of the American involvement in Vietnam and shows how events in both the U.S. and Vietnam became inextricably linked as domestic dissent and a lack of realistic, viable military strategy ultimately led to America's first lost war." .