Robert Haswell (58 results)

Condition: new. Coche Mendoza, Mr Antonio (illustrator).

paperback. Condition: Good. Crease on cover and a few pages*.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee. Coche Mendoza, Mr Antonio (illustrator).…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Coche Mendoza, Mr Antonio (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, dust jacket protected in mylar wrap. Paper over boards with cloth backstrip, gilt text on spine. Clean, square copy. Text unmarked. Light shelf wear. tbrc/am.

Condition: New. Coche Mendoza, Mr Antonio (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: New. A clear-eyed look at how political pressures and military influences led President Obama to significantly increase US involvement in the War in Afghanistan, even as the prospects for success seemed increasingly dim. Barack Obama entered the White House in 2009 with a mandate to end the wars and occupations begun under George W. Bush. The American public and foreign policy-makers alike were ready to withdraw from these unpopular and unwieldy conflicts. While Obama fulfilled his campaign promises with the "bad war" in Iraq, the "good war" in Afghanistan followed a very different path. Unlike his predecessor, Obama chose to prioritize South Asia as the focus of the United States military. Following a strategic review, Obama and his military advisors decided to replicate the Iraqi troop surge in Afghanistan, embarking on a labor-intensive counterinsurgency campaign. Unlike the Iraqi surge, however, Obama placed an eighteen-month limit on the increased troop deployment promising a withdrawal in the summer of 2011. Despite a revised strategy that emphasized training the Afghan forces, the Afghan units struggled to perform in a leadership role, remaining dependent on American airpower. These problems were compounded by the civilian side of the government that suffered from corruption and appeared illegitimate to much of the Afghan population. After Obama withdrew troops, the Taliban began their resurgence in 2014. Around the same time the Islamic State emerged on the scene in Iraq and Syria, requiring new counterterrorism efforts that drained resources from Afghanistan and shifted the US focus back to the Middle East, leaving Afghanistan more vulnerable to local and international extremists. Peace talks with the Taliban broke down, and the war dragged on-becoming an unwinnable quagmire. As part of the Landmark Presidential Decisions series, Losing the Good War analyzes how Obama's campaign promises translated into policy, particularly the decision-making around the surge. Sarah Burns and Robert Haswell shine a light on this mishandled episode in US foreign policy.…

Condition: Good. 1966. First Edition. 173 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Light foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding is slightly loose but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has light sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Some minor tanning, creasing and scuffing overall.…

Condition: new.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with slight age tone. DJ with some edge wear, fading and toning.

Paperback. Condition: New. A clear-eyed look at how political pressures and military influences led President Obama to significantly increase US involvement in the War in Afghanistan, even as the prospects for success seemed increasingly dim. Barack Obama entered the White House in 2009 with a mandate to end the wars and occupations begun under George W. Bush. The American public and foreign policy-makers alike were ready to withdraw from these unpopular and unwieldy conflicts. While Obama fulfilled his campaign promises with the "bad war" in Iraq, the "good war" in Afghanistan followed a very different path. Unlike his predecessor, Obama chose to prioritize South Asia as the focus of the United States military. Following a strategic review, Obama and his military advisors decided to replicate the Iraqi troop surge in Afghanistan, embarking on a labor-intensive counterinsurgency campaign. Unlike the Iraqi surge, however, Obama placed an eighteen-month limit on the increased troop deployment promising a withdrawal in the summer of 2011. Despite a revised strategy that emphasized training the Afghan forces, the Afghan units struggled to perform in a leadership role, remaining dependent on American airpower. These problems were compounded by the civilian side of the government that suffered from corruption and appeared illegitimate to much of the Afghan population. After Obama withdrew troops, the Taliban began their resurgence in 2014. Around the same time the Islamic State emerged on the scene in Iraq and Syria, requiring new counterterrorism efforts that drained resources from Afghanistan and shifted the US focus back to the Middle East, leaving Afghanistan more vulnerable to local and international extremists. Peace talks with the Taliban broke down, and the war dragged on-becoming an unwinnable quagmire. As part of the Landmark Presidential Decisions series, Losing the Good War analyzes how Obama's campaign promises translated into policy, particularly the decision-making around the surge. Sarah Burns and Robert Haswell shine a light on this mishandled episode in US foreign policy.…

Hardcover. Condition: near fine/near fine. 26.5 x 16 cm. Octavo. 520 pages. 12 illustrations. Black and brown boards in dust jacket. North Pacific Studies Series. This is a reprint of the original 1941 Massachusetts Historical Society Press.

Condition: New.

Subscriber's Edition. 4to; original blue skivertex, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xxxiii + (i) + 286, incl. index; profusely illustrated with historical and modern photographs and artwork, maps and plans. Earlier owner's ex libris hand-stamp to front free endpaper; trace of foxing to endpapers, edges and reverse of dustwrapper, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Very good condition. "The editors of this book-an historian and a geographer-set out to present a portrait of Pietermaritzburg which not only depicts its face but also explores beneath the surface and reveals the character and personality of the City. Some seventy writers-all experts on specific aspects of Pietermaritzburg-have contributed a text of extraordinary variety and richness. With nearly four hundred illustrations it offers a fresh look at the past, a wide-ranging survey of the present and a hopeful vision of the future.".…

Hardcover. Condition: NF. Hardback in Near Fine condition with Near Fine dust jacket. . North Pacific Studies. 10.4 X 6.8 X 2.0 inches. 518 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in dust jacket (spotting to spine and sun fading). Spotting to page edges. No names, underlining, notes or highlighting. n2.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 160 pages. 5.50x0.41x8.50 inches. In Stock.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Coche Mendoza, Mr Antonio (illustrator).

Tall thick 8vo. [10], xxvii, [1], 518, [2] pp. Frntsp., numerous plates. Half-blk cloth over brown boards, gilt lettrng, w/ d.j. NF/NF copy. First Oregon Historical Society edition, of these logs from the first and second Voyages of the Columbia describing Robert Gray's fur trading trip around the Horn, and his discovery of the Columbia River, named after his ship. His discovery was the basis for the United States' claim to the Oregon Territory.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. heavy, extra postage may be required.jacket is rubbed and marked.gift inscription.well bound.[23-02-2026]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Condition: New. Coche Mendoza, Mr Antonio (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Small quarto, 26 cm x 16.5 cm, 518 pp. This is a reprint of the original work that was published in 1941 in the Massachusetts Historical Society Collections. There is some minor foxing on the top of the fore-edge.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 160 pages. 5.50x0.41x8.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 286 pages (complete). Subscriber's Edition. A most decent copy. The dustjacket is healthy. The edges have mild shelving wear. There is light scuffing and marking. In general, the dj is healthy and attractive. The silvertext boards are most handsome. Within, the frontispage has handling marks. The contents are benign, calm, diligent, benevolent, clean, clear, assured.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. An As New quarto volume in As New dust jacket.

Cloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Well reviewed study. pp.xxvii.518. Rather heavy. North Pacific Studies Series. Reprint of 1941 ed.

Condition: New. Print on Demand. Coche Mendoza, Mr Antonio (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…