Wright James Edward 1939 (2 results)

Wright, James Edward, 1939-. Those who have borne the battle: a history of America's wars and those who fought them. New York: PublicAffairs, 2012, stated First Edition, 2d printing number line, viii, 351pp., very good dust-jacket, very good black and gray hardcover. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on title page to recipient with first name only: with best wishes from the College on the Hill, Jim Wright. Author was long-time President of Dartmouth College. ISBN 9781610390729.…

Wright, James Edward, 1939-. Enduring Vietnam: an American generation and its war. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, imprint of St. Martin's Press, 2017, stated First Edition and with 1st printing number line, xvi, 445pp., good dust-jacket, worn along right edge, a few small tears, cover price $29.99, good lightly used gray hardcover, a few finger marks on foredge, vertical indentation on a few pages at start of text. INSCRIBED to a full-named recipient with admiration for a good friend and best regards, and SIGNED Jim Wright, April 2017. The Vietnam War is largely recalled as a mistake, either in the decision to engage there or in the nature of the engagement. Or both. Veterans of the war remain largely anonymous figures, accomplices in the mistake. Critically recounting the steps that led to the war, this book does not excuse the mistakes, but it brings those who served out of the shadows. - CONTENTS: Introduction: a generation goes to war -- Memorial days -- Dong Ap Bia: becoming Hamburger Hill -- Passing the torch to a new generation -- Receiving the torch -- Not their father's way of war -- The Vietnam War in America -- The American war in Vietnam -- Getting out of this place -- Duck and cover -- Enduring Vietnam: a story that has no end. ISBN 9781250092489. …