Hanson victor david (15 resultados)

Trade Paperback. Condición: Used.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. Fine - no markings. Contributions by over 20 specialists.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. Fine - no markings. Contributions by over 20 specialists.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. Fine - no markings. Contributions by over 20 specialists.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. Fine - no markings. Contributions by over 20 specialists.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. Fine - no markings. Contributions by over 20 specialists.

Hardcover. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very good. xvi, 298 pp. LCC: 2003046911 Very good condition; previous owner's name on inside of front cover; some pen underlining within Introduction.

No Binding. Condición: New. DVD set new in shrink wrap.

hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

paperback. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. No Jacket. 128 pp. : illustrations ; 29 cm ; ISSN: 1040-5992; National Library: 017832071; 1269901-9; 011761186; LCCN: 89-647289 ; sn 88-2523 ; LC: D25; Dewey: 904/.7/05 ; OCLC: 18462176 ; black cloth with tipped on color illustration ; no dustjacket ; Contents: The origins of war / Robert L O'Connell - Not strategy, not tactics / Victor Davis Hanson - The Bulge / Stephen E. Ambrose - The horse in War : A special section - The ineffable union of man and woman / David Quammen - En Avent! / Ira Meistrich - Civil War cavalry : Missed opportunities / Pady Griffith - The Pequot Massacres / Neil Aster Silberman - Intimidation by reputation / Byron Byron Farwell - Gamblers ont he Turkish brink / David Fromkin - The man of silence / Caleb Carr - In praise of the F4U / Geoffrey Norman ; FINE. Book.…

Condición: Ottimo. La supremazia dell'Occidente è ormai da secoli un fatto indiscutibile. Ma a cosa è dovuta? Nel tempo sono stati evocati diversi fattori: razziali, tecnologici, di organizzazione economica, politica, morale. Hanson mette insieme tutto questo ma offre anche una sua provocatoria spiegazione: gli occidentali hanno vinto perché sono più bravi a uccidere. Focalizzandosi sull'aspetto militare della civiltà occidentale, Hanson vede nella guerra un momento privilegiato per studiare il carattere di una società. E se un ruolo importante nel costruire la supremazia bellica dell'Occidente lo hanno certo giocato le tecnologie più avanzate e le tattiche più efficaci, ¡1 fattore cruciale è stato di natura culturale: gli eserciti delle «democrazie in armi», basati su disciplina e organizzazione, ma anche sulla libertà individuale del cittadino, sulla discussione e sull'inventiva, si sono rivelati più efficaci anche contro armate imponenti di semplici «sudditi» come è accaduto per gli antichi Greci contro gli Imperi orientali. Per indagare le ragioni e i modi di questa millenaria vicenda, Hanson racconta con verve nove celebri battaglie, ciascuna esemplificativa di un particolare aspetto della «guerra occidentale», da quella di Salamina nel 480 a.C. all'offensiva del Tet nel 1968, passando per la conquista del Messico da parte di Cortes e le Midway, fino a giungere ai giorni nostri e a gettare uno sguardo sul nostro futuro. BROSSURA.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 2nd Edition. 2nd edition, 1st printing ; xxiii, 295 p. : ports. ; 29 cm. ; + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.) in pocket at back endpapers ; ISBN: 1579653146; 9781579653149 LCCN: 2007-271181 ; LC: UB433; Dewey: 355.1/342; B ; OCLC: 71011986 ; Contents : Foreword / President George H. W. Bush -- A special category of hero / Tom Brokaw -- Ennobled by example / Senator John McCain -- When courage is second nature / Victor Davis Hanson -- Fallen heroes -- Profiles of valor -- History of a unique medal -- The pyramid of honor -- A glossary of military terms -- Photographer's note -- Author's note -- Acknowledgments. ; foreword, President George H.W. Bush ; essays, Senator John McCain, Victor Davis Hanson, and Tom Brokaw ; Photographs, Nick Del Calzo ; text Peter Collier ; [published in collaboration with the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation] ; "Since the Civil War more than 39 million men and women have answered the call to serve. Of those, 3,440 served with such uncommon valor and and extraordinary courage that they were presented with the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award. Each of their heroic actions is as unique as the person who performed it, and here more than one hundred of America's living Medal of Honor recipients are honored and their bravery recounted by best-selling author Peter Collier and presented in duotone portraits by award-winning photographer Nick Del Calzo." ; Features photographs and statements by Lucian Adams, John Baca, Nicky Bacon, John Baker, Donald Ballard, William Barber, Van Barfoot, Harvey Barnum, Gary Beikirch, Melvin Biddle, David Bleak, Patrick Brady, Paul Bucha, James Burt, Robert Bush, Hector Cafferata, Jon Cavaiani, William Charette, Ernest Childers, Raymond Clausen, Mike Colalillo, Charles Coolidge, William Crawford, Francis Currey, Edward Dahlgren, Michael Daly, Rudolph Davila, Raymond Davis, Sammy L Davis, George "Bud" Day, Jefferson DeBlanc, Duane Dewey, Drew Dix, Roger DOnlon, Desmond Doss, Russell E Dunham, Walter Ehlers, Henry Erwin, Frederick Ferguson, John Finn, Bernard Fisher, Michael Fitzmaurice, James Fleming, Dugene Fluckey, Robert Foley, Joseph Foss, Wesley Fox, Ed Freeman, Harold Fritz, Robert Galer, Nathan Gordon, Stephen Gregg, Charles Hagemeister, Barney Hajiro, John Hawk, Shizuya Hayashi, James Hendrix, Rodolfo Hernandez, Silvestre Herrera, Freeman Horner, Robert Howard, Thomas Hudner, Einar Ingman, Daniel Inouye, Arthur Jackson, Joe M Jackson, Jack Jacobs, Don Jenkins, Leonard Keller, Thomas G Kelley, Allan Kellogg, Joseph "Bob" Kerrey, Alton Knappenberger, George Lang, Howard Lee, John Levitow, Gary Littrell, James Livingston, Jose Lopez, Jack Lucas, Allen Lynch, Walter Marm, Robert Maxwell, Richard McCool, John McGinty, DAvid McNerney, Gino Merli, Lewis Millett, Hiroshi Miyamura, Ola Mize, Robert Moorezejewski, Raymond Murphy, Charles Murray, Reginald Myers, Robert Nett, Thomas Norris, Michael Novosel, George O'Brien, Robert O'Malley, Nicholas Oresko, Mitchell Paige, Robert Patterson, Richard Pittman, Everett Pope, Alfred Rascon, Ronald Ray, Gordon Roberts, Louis Rocco, Joseph Rodriguez, Ronald Rosser, Tibor Rubin, Donald Rudolph, Alejandro Ruiz, George Sakato, Clarence Sasser, Edward Schowalter, Robert SImanek, Carl Sitter, Richard Sorenson, James Sprayberry, James Stockdale, James Stone, Ken Stumpf, James Swett, James A Taylor, Brian Thacker, Michael Thornton, Leo Thorsness, Jay Vargas, George Wahlen, Ernest West, Gary Wetzel, Paul Wiedorfer, Louis Wilson, and Jay Zeamer ; FINE/FINE. Book. …

In 8° (22,5x15) cm XII-267 pp. Prima edizione italiana. Cartone originale, titolo oro, sovraccoperta. Ex libris. Ottimo. All books are in stock in fine condition or described meticulously. Very safe packaging ***Books dated over 70 years old: ONLY SHIPPING WITHIN ITALY - please do not order if locaded abroad***.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condición: Good. First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Two Men's Madness - six lives and a fine ship, the Frank N. Thayer, are lost through the unaccountable frenzy of two Indians; In Wildest Ireland - A.W. Cutler describes and photographs "unspoilt" regions of the Emerald Isle - with many fascinating photos; The Guardian of the Line - the ordeal undergone by a humble railway-crossing keeper's wife in Lithuania on the Russian Front; In Search of the Unknown Land - The tragic story of the Stefansson Arctic Exploration Expedition, twelve-page article including many photos; The Tales of Golab Khan - some amusing stories of Indian life; The Airman's Escape - two British aviators raid a Bulgarian town, then one is shot down and must be rescued by his companion; From Job To Job Around the World - part VI - Two American wanderers make there way through the Holy Land to Constantinople - with photos; The Trouble at Crib No. 2 - a tug-boat fireman recounts an exciting story of a winter rescue on the Great Lakes; Australia's Water Miracle - article and photos describe how the Government of New South Wales has created a miracle of irrigation; The Story of Count Seilern - A Tragedy of the Hapsburgs; Alpine Acrobats - A vivid account, illustrated by some very remarkable photographs, of the first ascent of the needle-like "Cigar Rock" in the Italian Alps; Lovely one-page illustrated ad by Canada Steamship Lines promotes their Niagara to the Sea all-water route; and more. pp. 4 [ads], [3], 290-385, 7-32 [ads]. Unmarked with moderate wear. Soiling to back cover. Covers beginning to loosen, otherwise a sound vintage copy of this exceptional issue. Somerfield, Thomas; Pride, Sid; Holloway, W.H.; Gillett, Frank; Evison, G.H.; Pitcher, Sotheby; Prater, Ernest (ilustrador).…