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Roots of Involvement: The U.S. in Asia,1784-1971
by Kalb, Marvin, and Abel, Elie
- Used
- first
- Condition
- good, ex-lib., fair to good
- ISBN 10
- 0393054403
- ISBN 13
- 9780393054408
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Place_Pub: New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1971. First Edition. First Printing. good, ex-lib., fair to good. 336, endpaper maps, index, usual library markings, small tears/chips to DJ edges, library sticker taped to spine. Inscribed by the author (Kalb). The authors place the Vietnam War in the perspective of 200 years of history, and reveal new information on the roles played by such leaders as Dean Rusk, Maxwell Taylor, and Dean Acheson.
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- Seller
- Ground Zero Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 53487
- Title
- Roots of Involvement: The U.S. in Asia,1784-1971
- Author
- Kalb, Marvin, and Abel, Elie
- Book Condition
- Used - good, ex-lib., fair to good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0393054403
- ISBN 13
- 9780393054408
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- Place_Pub: New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Vietnam War, Lyndon B. Johnson, Dean Rusk, Maxwell Taylor, Dean Acheson, Imperialism, Robert McNamara, Averell Harriman, Inscribed
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Ground Zero Books
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About Ground Zero Books
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