Albert Wohlstetter (22 results)

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, September 1960. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Foxing to edges and covers. Not from a library. vii + 146 pages. The National Purpose was a highly influential, five-part public debate and essay symposium jointly sponsored by Life magazine and The New York Times that aimed to address a widespread anxiety that post-war America had become overly materialistic, affluent, and complacent, losing its foundational sense of mission in the face of the escalating Cold War. The series emerged at a critical cultural and political juncture the end of the Eisenhower administration and the dawn of the 1960 presidential campaign. Spurred by massive economic growth, intellectual critiques like John Kenneth Galbraith's The Affluent Society, and Soviet advancements like Sputnik, policymakers and journalists feared Americans were prioritizing personal comfort over national survival. The series sought to explicitly redefine the country's collective goals. The symposium featured ten prominent American leaders, intellectuals, and public figures who published long-form essays in the pages of Life and The New York Times. Notable contributors included: Adlai Stevenson: The former Democratic presidential nominee argued that America needed to "extend our vision. to all mankind" rather than retreating into private wealth. David Sarnoff: The head of RCA argued for a aggressive, renewed dedication to democratic traditions specifically tailored to fighting and defeating global Communism. Billy Graham: The famed evangelist diagnosed a "moral and spiritual cancer" in the country, warning that an obsession with personal luxury was robbing citizens of their individual and national character. Walter Lippmann & James Reston: The legendary political commentators argued that the country was stagnant and waiting for a political innovator—asserting that a great nation requires decisive presidential leadership to guide public resolve. Other Authors: The series also featured essays from Archibald MacLeish, John W. Gardner, Clinton Rossiter, John K. Jessup, and defense strategist Albert Wohlstetter. The articles generated enormous public discussion and heavily shaped the rhetoric of the 1960 election, directly influencing John F. Kennedy's "New Frontier" campaign, which focused on sacrifice and national renewal.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: UsedGood. Hardcover; fading and shelf wear to the cover, with a bump to the lower fro nt edge; remainder mark to the lower page edges; mark on front endpaper whe re sticker was removed; small discolored spot at top page edge; in good con dition with clean text and tight binding. Dust jacket shows scuffing, light soiling, and shelf wear.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Croom Helm, London, c.1985, 1st., 8vo., cloth, 253pp., VG/VG $.

Paperback. Condition: VG. Strategic Studies Institute softcover, 2009. VG, w/ clean text, tight binding, straight and uncreased spine. Light edge/corner wear.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Book is NEW in SHRINKWRAP - Minor handling wear. f2.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcovers; small creases at corners of wraps and several leaves; o/w in very good condition. Book.

Softcover-Großformat. Condition: Gut. 30 Seiten; Das hier angebotene Heft stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek und trägt die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.); Insgesamt ordentlicher Erhaltungszustand; Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 100.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine-. 107 pages. "These essays, developed from studies conducted by the California Seminar on Arms Control and Foreign Policy, address technical, political, and economic aspects of nonproliferation in language that can be understood by specialists in all three fields." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE- DUST JACKET. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Paperback. ix, 109p., 8.5x11 inches, preface. summary and conclusions, figures and tables, previous owner's name stamped on title page, else very good in plain printed tan wraps. R-578-OEO, October 1970.

Condition: good. This book is in Good condition. There may be some notes and highligting but otherwise the book is in overall good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. In one lot, six United States Strategic Institute Reports from the 1970s - all in pristine condition, no stamps, stickers, names or annotations - beautifully preserved copies. 210 x 28 mm, Washington D.C. The reports are: 1973: USSI report 73-2: SALT II - SOME PRINCIPLES by ARTHUR G. B. METCALF (16 pages); 1973: USSI report 73-3: THE SOVIET MILITARY, SOVIET POLICY AND SOVIET POLITICS by JOHN ERICKSON (16 pages); 1975: USSI REPORT 75-1: LEGENDS OF THE STRATEGIC ARMS RACE : PART I: THE DRIVING ENGINE : PARTII: THE UNCONTROLLED UPWARD SPIRAL by ALBERT WOHLSTETTER (48 pages); 1976: USSI REPORT 76-1: US INTELLIGENCE AT THE CROSSROADS by LT. GEN. DANIEL O. GRAHAM, USA (Ret.) (17 pages); 1978: USSI REPORT 78-1: SOVIET THEATER STRATEGY : IMPLICATIONS FOR NATO by JACQUELYN K. DAVIS and ROBERT L. PFALTZGRAFF, JR. (54 pages); 1979: USSI REPORT 79-1: SOVIET DEFENSE EXPENDITURES IN AN ERA OF SALT by WILLIAM T. LEE (32 pages).…

Paperback. 1960s. 8.5 x 11 inches, a mimeographed, pre-publication copy. Arms and arms control 138 Good. Minor stains on the spine. Page edges are fading.

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Condition: Used. pp. x + 369.

Condition: Used. pp. x + 369 Illus.

Condition: VG. Lancaster, PA. 1961 first edition. sm4to wraps. Wohlstetter article pp. 355-387. Other articles in issue by other writers as Philip Mosely aswell. VG++ light fraying of all edges of cover; text fine and clean; no owner marks.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Internally clean. A few spots on the front cover. Prepared for "U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency". Prepared by Pan Heuristics a Division of Science Applications, Inc. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 140. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1958 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 140.…