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Heavy Losses: The Dangerous Decline of American Defense
by Coates, James, and Kilian, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in fair dust jacket. DJhas wear, soiling, edge tears and chips. Pencil erasure residue on fep.
- ISBN 10
- 0670804843
- ISBN 13
- 9780670804849
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking, 1985. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Very good in fair dust jacket. DJhas wear, soiling, edge tears and chips. Pencil erasure residue on fep.. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. x, [2], 430, [4] p. Notes. Index. James Coates was the Pentagon correspondent for the Chicago Tribune. From Wikipedia: "Michael David Kilian (16 July 1939 26 October 2005) was a journalist and author. He was born in Toledo, Ohio and raised in Chicago and Westchester, New York. Kilian died on 26 October 2005 from illness and was interred at Arlington National Cemetery. In addition to being a long-time correspondent for the Chicago Tribune in Washington, D.C., Kilian was an accomplished author of numerous books, including the Harrison Raines Civil War mysteries. His father was instrumental in his education of the Civil War era and in visiting the many battlefield sites. His family includes early settlers of Virginia and New York, and Union soldiers who died at Fredericksburg and fought at Gettysburg on Little Round Top.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 69046
- Title
- Heavy Losses: The Dangerous Decline of American Defense
- Author
- Coates, James, and Kilian, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in fair dust jacket. DJhas wear, soiling, edge tears and chips. Pencil erasure residue on fep.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Presumed first edition/first printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670804843
- ISBN 13
- 9780670804849
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- AWACS, B-1 Bomber, Christopher Branch, Harold Brown, CIA: Cost Overrun, Defense Contractors, Defense Spending, Joint Chiefs, JCS, MX Missile, Lobbying, Nuclear Weapons
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