Making Corps by Ricks Thomas, First Edition (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 320 pages, photos, index, Near fine hardcover first edition in duct jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine-. Various Photographers (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. Complete number line [1 - 10] at copyright page. Dust jacket clean, crisp, colors bright, minor display wear and little edge wear at spine ends. Pages [320 including index] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Illustrated with one 16-page section of B&W photographs including the famous Iwo Jima photo and one 2-page map of Parris Island. No remainder marks. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing, hardcover with dust jacket in archival cover. Dust jacket with some shelf wear to raised lettering on front, not price clipped. Volume inscribed from one Marine to another, no other interior markings or condition issues. Please see scans of the book you will receive.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Paul Smith, jacket design (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Scribner, New York, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Quarter black cloth with gilt lettering on spine over red paper-covered boards. Spine is straight, corners are sharp. Light foxing on top edge, else fine. The interior is clean and unmarked. The unclipped dustjacket shows original $24 price, crisp and bright with minimal shelfwear. Protected in an archival mylar cover. Ricks provides an insider's view of the 11-week boot camp and delves into the values and traditions of the Marine Corps, highlighting the discipline and dedication required to be a Marine. Author's first book. Carefully packaged and shipped in a sturdy cardboard box.

Trade paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Trade Pbk Edition. Fifth Printing. 25 cm, 335, wraps, illus., index, some wear and creasing to cover edges. Thomas E. Ricks follows 63 recruits from their home towns to Parris Island, through boot camp, and into their first year as Marines From Wikipedia: "Thomas Edwin "Tom" Ricks (born September 25, 1955) is an American journalist who writes on defense topics. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning former reporter for the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. He has reported on military activities in Somalia, Haiti, Korea, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Kuwait, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Ricks is author of five books: the bestselling Fiasco: The American Military Adventure In Iraq, its follow-up The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 (2009), The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today, the novel A Soldier's Duty, and Making the Corps. He was a military correspondent at the Washington Post (2000-2008). Derived from a Kirkus review: Wall Street Journal Pentagon correspondent Ricks combines a vivid account of the rigorous basic training received by US Marine recruits with commentary on what separates the disciplined culture of America's military elite from the more permissive civilian culture. The author tracks Platoon 3086 at Parris Island in 1995 through the challenging boot camp. Ricks offers anecdotal evidence on what USMC recruits must endure in the way of indoctrination from fearsome drill instructors in the deep piney woods where apprentice warriors get their first taste of what combat is like, and in other invariably sweaty venues. He goes on to review the washout rate of 14 percent or so, the ongoing debate on ever-tougher entrance requirements, and the army's purposefully ``user-friendly'' training regimen. A revelatory briefing on what sets the USMC apart and the consequences of its superiority during a post Cold War era when the wider world remains an armed and dangerous place.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. (First Edition, Fifth Printing) Book is a clean tight unmarked copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Embossed front cover. Shelf wear and lightly bowed front cover from use and reading. Pages toned with age. lightly creased spine.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. First Thus. (1st Touchstone paperback) Trade paperback, glossy wrappers with photo of recruits in squad bay on front wrapper with dark blue spine, red back wrapper with praise, 320 lightly browned pages, photo section. Protective plastic loosened along long front edge, three creases and scratches on back wrapper. Near Good.

Clean, unmarked, sharp corners, firm hinges. DJ clean, shiny free of wear. First/First. KRM/Marines.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edtion. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 320 pages; First Edition With Clear Plastic Jacket of Mylar protecting the dust jacket. Book Tight in remarkably almost fresh condition, Text is clean no markings seen. With Illustrations in Black White Photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Printing. 25 cm, 320, illus., map. Thomas E. Ricks follows 63 recruits from their home towns to Parris Island, through boot camp, and into their first year as Marines From Wikipedia: "Thomas Edwin "Tom" Ricks (born September 25, 1955) is an American journalist who writes on defense topics. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning former reporter for the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. He has reported on military activities in Somalia, Haiti, Korea, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Kuwait, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Ricks is author of five books: the bestselling Fiasco: The American Military Adventure In Iraq, its follow-up The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 (2009), The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today, the novel A Soldier's Duty, and Making the Corps. He was a military correspondent at the Washington Post (2000-2008). Derived from a Kirkus review: Wall Street Journal Pentagon correspondent Ricks combines a vivid account of the rigorous basic training received by US Marine recruits with commentary on what separates the disciplined culture of America's military elite from the more permissive civilian culture. The author tracks Platoon 3086 at Parris Island in 1995 through the challenging boot camp. Ricks offers anecdotal evidence on what USMC recruits must endure in the way of indoctrination from fearsome drill instructors in the deep piney woods where apprentice warriors get their first taste of what combat is like, and in other invariably sweaty venues. He goes on to review the washout rate of 14 percent or so, the ongoing debate on ever-tougher entrance requirements, and the army's purposefully ``user-friendly'' training regimen. A revelatory briefing on what sets the USMC apart and the consequences of its superiority during a post Cold War era when the wider world remains an armed and dangerous place.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author. COLLECT SIGNED BOOKS. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. NF/NF. First edition, first printing. Signed by author on title page. 320 pp. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Printing [Stated]. 25 cm, 320 pages. Illustrations. Map. Index. Inscribed by the author on the fep. Thomas E. Ricks follows 63 recruits from their home towns to Parris Island, through boot camp, and into their first year as Marines From Wikipedia: "Thomas Edwin "Tom" Ricks (born September 25, 1955) is an American journalist who writes on defense topics. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning former reporter for the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. He has reported on military activities in Somalia, Haiti, Korea, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Kuwait, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Ricks is author of five books: the bestselling Fiasco: The American Military Adventure In Iraq, its follow-up The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 (2009), The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today, the novel A Soldier's Duty, and Making the Corps. He was a military correspondent at the Washington Post (2000-2008). Derived from a Kirkus review: Wall Street Journal Pentagon correspondent Ricks combines a vivid account of the rigorous basic training received by US Marine recruits with commentary on what separates the disciplined culture of America's military elite from the more permissive civilian culture. The author tracks Platoon 3086 at Parris Island in 1995 through the challenging boot camp. Ricks offers anecdotal evidence on what USMC recruits must endure in the way of indoctrination from fearsome drill instructors in the deep piney woods where apprentice warriors get their first taste of what combat is like, and in other invariably sweaty venues. He goes on to review the washout rate of 14 percent or so, the ongoing debate on ever-tougher entrance requirements, and the army's purposefully ``user-friendly'' training regimen. A revelatory briefing on what sets the USMC apart and the consequences of its superiority during a post Cold War era when the wider world remains an armed and dangerous place.

Condition: very good, good. First Printing. 25 cm, 320, illus., map, index, some wear to DJ edges. Inscribed by the author to Ron Suskind. The author credits Ron Suskind with helping him to conceive this book. Thomas E. Ricks follows 63 recruits from their home towns to Parris Island, through boot camp, and into their first year as Marines.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Hardcover, **SIGNED** & inscribed (To Joe -) by Author on title page, Condition: New, Unread, Spine Not Broken, tight binding, No marks or stamps, Not a remainder or ex-library copy, Dust Jacket Condition: New, (Assumed) First Edition being a First Printing with the Full # Print line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 as printed on copyright page, Original $24 price Not clipped, New, Clean, Tight, Autographed copy. Signed by Author.

Condition: Bueno. 1ª edición. 320 pág Tapa blanda, rústica Bueno Obra de investigación sobre el ejército de Estados Unidos. Íntegramente en inglés.