Kiper Richard (77 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. 8vo (24 x 16 cm). 386 pp. Brown covers with black titles to spine. Text block tight and unmarked. Unclipped DJ taped to endpapers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1999 First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Dust Jacket. No visible blemishes. Contains embossed stamp from previous owner Glenn T. Nelson" on flyleaf. Interior is clean and unmarked. DJ is Very Good with some wearing. Includes seventeen illustrations. 386p.…

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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. 386 pages, maps, illustrations. McClernand fought at the Vicksburg Campaign, Belmont, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, and Arkansas Post. He was relieved by Grant in 1863.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Tight binding. First edition, first printing, The Kent State University Press, 1999, with complete number line ending in 1. Brown cloth hardcover with black spine lettering. Original illustrated dust jacket present with light shelf and edge wear. Please Zoom Photos. Description Richard L. Kiper's scholarly biography of Major General John Alexander McClernand, the Illinois politician who became one of the Union Army's most prominent and controversial political generals during the American Civil War. Drawing extensively on primary sources, Kiper examines McClernand's political background, military career, command relationships, and often contentious dealings with his superiors. Particular attention is given to McClernand's Civil War service and his role in the Western Theater, including the Vicksburg Campaign of 1863. The study reassesses both McClernand's accomplishments and shortcomings and challenges elements of the traditionally negative portrayal of his military career. Published by The Kent State University Press in 1999, this first-edition, first-printing hardcover includes bibliographical references and an index.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. This AS NEW first printing has been signed on the title page and personally inscribed, "Rich, on the page opposite the title page. The book with a section of photographs is tight, bright, and clean, free of names and markings. Signed by Author(s). …

Octavo, brown boards (hardcover), xii + 386 pp. Fine, in a Fine, mylar protected dust jacket. From dust jacket: John A. McClernand was a leading Democratic congressman from Illinois who in 1861 became a brigadier general in the Union army. Although a "political general," he proved himself on the battlefield, until he ran afoul of Ulysses S. Grant and was relieved of his command of the Thirteenth Corps in 1863 during the Vicksburg campaign. McClernand ably led troops at the Battles of Belmont, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Arkansas Post, and Vicksburg. Most accounts, however, focus on McClernand's flaws rather than on his strengths as a combat commander. Richard Kiper presents a balanced and sympathetic assessment of this highly controversial individual. Moreover, he sheds new light on the Union command system, providing insight into the politics of war as well as the personalities of and relationships among the army's senior officers. Civil War, War between the States, War of Rebellion, Military History, Military Biography, American Biography, Americana, American History, United States History, U. S. HIstory. ap/lh.…

Very good in very lightly edgeworn jacket First Printing Cloth.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First Printing. A NEAR FINE, bright, clean, tight, scholar/collector-worthy copy sans rips/tears, flecks, stains, discoloration and interior markings. "Taylor Peirce was forty years old when he left his wife and family to enlist in the 22nd Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He served for three long years and saw action in both theaters of the Civil War-ranging thousands of miles from the siege of Vicksburg through engagements in Louisiana, Texas, Georgia, both Carolinas and the Shenandoah Valley. During that time he saw his wife only twice on furlough, but still stayed in close contact with her through their intimate and dedicated exchange of letters." 448 pages. "Both ardent Unionists who hated slavery and revered Lincoln, the Peirces wrote nearly every week over their long separation-letters that reveal a deep and abiding love for each other, as well as their strong allegiance to the Union cause. Taylor's letters tell of battles and camp life, drilling and training, brave and cowardly commanders, troop morale, raucous amusements like music and gambling, delinquent paymasters, and his own moral code and motivation for fighting. They include graphic descriptions of the battles around Vicksburg, such as vivid details about burning plantation houses, digging canals and trenches, and enduring costant rifle and artillery fire. Catherine, for her part, reported on family and relatives, the demands of being alone with three young children, business affairs, household concerns, weather and crops, events in Des Moines, and national politics." NOTE: Addition shipping cost may be requested/required for EXPEDITED and OUT-OF-U.S. shipment in accordance with destination. LBSW8.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A wonderful biography of the American Civil War general who commanded troops for the Union in the Vicksburg Campaign and during the battles at Belmont, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Arkansas Post, and elsewhere, at one point he running afoul of General Ulysses S. Grant and being relieved of his command. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains maps, glossy illustrations, notes, bibliography, indexed, 386pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. ISBN 9780873386364. Hardcover copy in near fine condition with near fine but price clipped dustjacket. First Edition. Dustjacket included. M10-4 1.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Annotated. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ Near Fine. 1st Edition. Gift inscription from a descendant of Gen. McClernard on ffep.

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PB. Condition: very good+, wraps (softcover). 417pp ISBN 9781581605105. B&W illustrations (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by Donna B. Vaughn (transcriber); First Edition; Cloth Hard Cover with dust jacket, 448 pages; book and jacket are Very Good; light wear to jacket edges, else clean, tight & square. Signed by Editor/Translator.…

Condition: New.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. The book is a hardcover edition with no visible inscriptions or library markings. The dust jacket condition is unknown, but the cover and spine appear to be well-preserved based on available images. The binding seems intact, suggesting the book has been well-maintained.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Unclipped, fine. Presumed first ed.; 399 p., immaculate and unmarked; photos; binding firm; boards pristine.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The Special Activities Group (SAG) and its subordinate companies have received little attention from historians, despite being an elite combat unit and participating in highly classified and dangerous missions in Korea. Rarely receiving more attention than a footnote, their story usually begins and ends on the night of September 12, 1950, with an amphibious raid near Kunsan. Until their inactivation on March 31, 1951, SAG simply disappears from most Korean War histories. Spare Not the Brave corrects this omission.Spare Not the Brave tells the story of the extraordinary missions carried out by this group of extraordinary soldiers. Recruited primarily from the Far East Command headquarters, these men received six weeks of training and then were thrust into combat in Korea. Boarding rubber boats in the Yellow Sea and paddling to shore far behind enemy lines, they conducted a diversionary landing near Kunsan, then landed at Inchon, and sailed to the Wonsan area of North Korea. There, SAG was augmented with a battalion of South Korean soldiers. Together they conducted counter-guerrilla operations until overwhelming Chinese intervention forced all Allied units to withdraw from the North. Those critical missions continued into the difficult fighting of early 1951.Much of this volume is based upon the words of the participants themselves. Using previously obscure primary sources, oral histories, and official records, author Richard L. Kiper tells this units riveting tale. Wherever possible, first-person accounts have been verified and supplemented with official reports, maps, and documents. Drawing on his twenty-six years of infantry and special forces experience, Kiper brings critical analysis and insight to this previously untold story. Spare Not the Brave fills a gap in the historiography of the Korean War and adds a valuable chapter to the history of U.S. Army special operations. The Special Activities Group (SAG) and its subordinate companies have received little attention from historians, despite being an elite combat unit and participating in highly classified and dangerous missions in Korea. Spare Not the Brave corrects this omission, telling the story of the missions carried out by this group of extraordinary soldiers. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN . B005PYR7ZW Trade Paperback. No statement of later printing on copyright page. Very Good condition copy with minor wear to corners and edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked. No Signature.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Pristine. Signed by author Richard Kiper on title page, with an inscription opposite. Illustrated, 8 pages of photographs, 8 maps. Jacket in mylar cover. // Shipped carefully packed in a sturdy box.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shelf wear, corner and edge wear. Interior is clean. Year 2003. 399 pages. Oversize/Overweight, No International shipping, No Expedited shipping. Standard shipping only.