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949. Salzburg, Joseph. VIETNAM: Beyond the War. Hicksville: Exposition (1975). "Vanity press" book about the country of Vietnam, past and future. Endpapers lightly browned o/w fine in dj.
950. Sanders, Sol. THE ARC OF FREE ASIA. A Look into the 1970's at U.S. Problems and Responsibilities. (NY): American-Asian Educational Exchange, 1969. Stapled wrappers. A scholarly look at Asian/Western relations. Very good.
951. Sanger, Richard H. INSURGENT ERA. New Patterns of Political, Economic, and Social Evolution. Washington DC: Potomac (1967). A study of "political-social insurgency" since World War II with a portion of the book devoted to Vietnam. Very good in dust jacket.
952. Sartre, Jean-Paul. ON GENOCIDE. And a Summary of the Evidence and the Judgements of the International War Tribunal. Bos: Beacon (1968). An essay by Sartre, written for the Tribunal. Sartre's daughter provides an introduction and summary of the Tribunal's findings. Fine in wrappers.
953. Schaaf, C. Hart. THE LOWER MEKONG. Challenge to Cooperation in Southeast Asia. Princeton: Van Nostrand (1963). Paperback original, "Van Nostrand Serachlight Book #12." An economic and political study of the Lower Mekong River. Very good.
954. Schardt, Arlie. AMNESTY? The Unsettled Question of Vietnam. (Lawrence): Sun River (1973). Three positions: "NOW!" by Arlie Schadt, ACLU; "NEVER!" by William Rushler, National Review; "IF..." by Senator Mark Hatfield. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
955. Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. THE BITTER HERITAGE. Vietnam and American Democracy, 1941-1966. Bos: HM, 1967. A criticism of U.S. policy by a former Special Assistant to President Kennedy. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket.
956. Scheer, Robert. HOW THE UNITED STATES GOT INVOLVED IN VIETNAM. (Santa Barbara): (Fund for the Republic) (1965). Second printing. A pamphlet presenting a historical overview, by a Ramparts correspondent. Fine.
957. Schoenbrun, David. VIETNAM. How We Got In. How to Get Out. NY: Atheneum, 1968. Fine in fine dust jacket.
958. -. Same title, simultaneous issue in wrappers, inscribed by the author in 1968. Near fine.
959. Schurmann, Franz. THE POLITICS OF ESCALATION IN VIETNAM. (n.p.): (n.p.)(1966). Stapled wrappers. A study of the U.S. responses to pressures for a political settlement in Vietnam during the period November, 1963 to January 1966. Prepared by a group of scholars at the University of California, Berkeley and Washington University, St. Louis; a precursor to the book of the same title. VG.
960. Scigliano, Robert. SOUTH VIETNAM: Nation Under Stress. Bos: HM (1963). Discussion of South Vietnam since 1954; with a 9-page epilogue laid in on the overthrow of the Diem regime. From the Reference Library of CBS, with ownership stamp; otherwise near fine in dust jacket.
961. -. Same title, second edition. With the epilogue bound in. Very good in dj.
962. Scott, Peter Dale. THE WAR CONSPIRACY. The Secret Road to the Second Indochina War. Indianpolis: Bobbs (1972). History of U.S. involvement over two decades. Fine in dust jacket.
963. (Senate Republican Policy Committee Staff). THE WAR IN VIETNAM. Ithaca, NY: The Glad Day Press (1967). Pamphlet reprinting the Republican "white paper" on the war, which defined that Party's positions on the various issues raised by U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Very good.
964. Shaplen, Robert. THE LOST REVOLUTION. NY: H&R (1965). The first of this New Yorker correspondent's highly praised reports and analyses of the war in Southeast Asia. Shaplen was considered one of the deans of the correspondents in Vietnam because of his extensive experience and background in the Far East, although he was also associated with the "old guard" of reporters, who believed in at least some of the assumptions justifying the American presence, if not actions, in Southeast Asia. Near fine in price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon in the first edition.
965. Shaplen, Robert. TIME OUT OF HAND. Revolution and Reaction in Southeast Asia. NY: H&R (1969). His second study of Southeast Asia. Fine in fine dust jacket.
966. Shaplen, Robert. THE ROAD FROM WAR. Vietnam 1965-1970. NY: H&R (1970). Review copy with promotional photograph laid in. The third of his nonfiction reports on the war.
967. Sharp, Admiral U. S. Grant. STRATEGY FOR DEFEAT. Vietnam in Retrospect. San Rafael: Presidio (1978). Admiral Sharp served as Commander in Chief, Pacific, 1964-68. Very good in dj.
968. Shawcross, William. SIDESHOW. Kissinger, Nixon and the Destruction of Cambodia. NY: S&S (1979). The first book to focus on Cambodia, and the growth of the Khmer Rouge in that country as an unintended byproduct of the U.S. policy in Vietnam. Fine in dust jacket.
969. Sheldon, Walter J. TIGER IN THE RICE. The Story of Vietnam From Ancient Past to Uncertain Future. (NY): Crowell-Collier (1969). Juvenile title; stamped "Not for Resale" on front pastedown. Former owner's name and date ("Dave Duncan April 1973") otherwise very good in dust jacket.
970. Sidey, Hugh. A VERY PERSONAL PRESIDENCY. Lyndon Johnson in the White House. NY: Atheneum, 1968. Written by a White House correspondent. Fine in dust jacket.
971. Sivaram, M.. THE VIETNAM WAR: WHY? Rutland: Tuttle (1966). The issue in wrappers -- an overview of the war by an Indian journalist. Some underlinings, otherwise about fine.
972. Smith, Julian. LOOKING AWAY. Hollywood and Vietnam. NY: Scribner's (1975). An early treatment of the subject, done when the only Vietnam combat film produced so far in Hollywood was The Green Berets. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
973. Smith, Ralph. VIET-NAM AND THE WEST. Lon: Heinemann (1968). A history of Vietnam "since it felt the first impact of the West." Fine in dust jacket.
974. (Smith, Roger, ed.). CAMBODIA'S FOREIGN POLICY. Ithaca: Cornell University (1965). Owner's name and bookplate, otherwise very good in dust jacket. A scholarly work "prepared under the auspices of the Southeast Asia Program" at Cornell.
975. (Smith, Roger, ed.). SOUTHEAST ASIA. Documents of Political Development and Change. Ithaca: Cornell University (1974). A sourcebook of basic but relatively inaccessible material on the efforts of the various countries of Southeast Asia to achieve "political maturity". Fine in dust jacket.
976. Spock, Dr. Benjamin and Michael Zimmerman. DR. SPOCK ON VIETNAM. (NY): Dell (1968). Paperback original. A fine copy.
977. Stafford, Robert T. et al. HOW TO END THE DRAFT. The Case For an All Volunteer Army. Washington DC: National Press (1967). Paperback original, by several members of Congress. VG.
978. Stannard, William L. AGGRESSION: Our Asian Disaster. NY: RH (1971). "A documentation of U.S. aggression in Southeast Asia from the perspective of international and constitutional law."
979. Stanton, Shelby L. THE RISE AND FALL OF AN AMERICAN ARMY. US Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1965-1973. Novato, CA: Presidio (1985). A "battlefield history" of the war, containing material that was declassified for publication. Fine in dust jacket with one tear.
980. Starr, Paul. THE DISCARDED ARMY. Veterans After Vietnam. NY: Charterhouse (1973). Groundbreaking study of Vietnam vets; the Nader Report on Vietnam Veterans and the Veterans Administration. By an author who later won a Pulitzer Prize for a social history of the medical profession. Fine in very good dust jacket.
981. Starry, General Donn A. ARMORED COMBAT IN VIETNAM. NY: Arno, 1980. Fine in dj.
982. Stavins, Ralph, Richard Barnet and Marcus Raskin. WASHINGTON PLANS AN AGGRESSIVE WAR. NY: RH (1971). Discussion of how the Vietnam war happened and how to avoid such wars in the future. Fine in dust jacket.
983. (Steinberg, David J.). CAMBODIA. Its People. Its Society. Its Culture. New Haven: Hraf, 1957. Issued in the "Country Survey Series." Very good in wrappers.
984. (Steinberg, David J., ed.). IN SEARCH OF SOUTHEAST ASIA. A Modern History. NY: Prager (1971). The issue in wrappers. Covers two centuries of history in Southeast Asia.
985. Stevens, Robert Warren. VAIN HOPES, GRIM REALITIES. The Economic Consequences of the Vietnam War. NY: New Viewpoints, 1976. Analysis of the impact of the war on the American economy. Near fine in dust jacket.
986. -. Same title, the issue in wrappers. Fine.
987. Summers, Harry G., Jr. ON STRATEGY: The Vietnam War In Context. Carlisle Barracks, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, 1981. An important study of the war by a career officer, applying Clausewitz's principles to the actual conduct of the war. A controversial study even before publication. Fine in wrappers.
988. -. Later edition (1982), with several pages added. Fine in wraps and inscribed by the author.
989. -. Same (later) edition, unsigned. Very good in wrappers.
990. Summers, Harry G., Jr. ON STRATEGY. A Critical Analysis of the Vietnam War. Novato: Presidio (1982). An expanded version of the above, for general publication in the book trade. Fine in fine dust jacket.
991. Sutter, David. IV-F. A Guide to Draft Exemption. NY: Grove (1970). Paperback original. Near fine in wrappers. A guide to various approaches to draft deferments.
992. (Sweezey, Paul M., Leo Huberman, and Harry Magdoff). VIETNAM: THE ENDLESS WAR. NY: Monthly Review (1970). Articles from the left-wing review, by the founders and editors of the magazine. Fine in very good dust jacket.
993. (Synagogue Council of America. "JUDAISM AND WORLD PEACE." (NY): Synagogue Council, 1966. Report of a study conference on Vietnam at Columbia University, Fe., 1966. Wrappers, fine.
994. Taber, Robert. THE WAR OF THE FLEA. A Study of Guerrilla Warfare Theory and Practise (sic). NY: Lyle Stuart, 1965. Second printing. Several chapters on Vietnam. Very good in dj.
995. Tanham, George K. COMMUNIST REVOLUTIONARY WARFARE. The Vietminh in Indochina. NY: Praeger (1961). An important early study written by the RAND Corporation for the U.S. Air Force. Very good in dust jacket.
996. Tanham, George K. WAR WITHOUT GUNS. American Civilians in Rural Vietnam. NY: Praeger (1966). "Vietnam's stability cannot be achieved with bullets alone." Very good in dj.
997. -. Same title, second printing. Very good in dust jacket.
998. Tanham, George K. TRIAL IN THAILAND. NY: Crane, Russak & Co. (1970). A study of insugency in Thailand during the period of the Vietnam war. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
999. (Tatum, Art, ed.). HANDBOOK FOR CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS. Phil: Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors, 1968. Later printing. Very good in wrappers.
1000. Taylor, Telford. NUREMBERG AND VIETNAM: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY. Chicago: Quadrangle (1970). An analysis of Vietnam, and the question of "war crimes", by the former U.S. Chief Counsel at Nuremberg. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1001. -. Same title, the simultaneous issue in wrappers. Near fine.
1002. Thayer, Charles W. GUERRILLA. NY: H&R (1963). A study of guerrilla warfare, which the author concludes is a "form of warfare particularly suited to... our age" and not just a Communist tactic. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1003. Thayer, Thomas C.. PATTERS OF THE FRENCH AND AMERICAN MILITARY EXPERIENCES IN VIETNAM. (n.p.): (n.p.) (n.d.) (c.1973). Quarto; mechanically reproduced sheets, stapled. A report put together by Mr. Thayer in 1973, perhaps a handout for a lecture given. Fine.
1004. THE UNSPEAKABLE WAR. (n.p.): Labor Committee for Peace In Vietnam (n.d.). Powerful antiwar pamphlet, heavily illustrated with photgraphs, news clippings, etc. Creased from folding o/w VG.
1005. Thompson, Sir Robert. NO EXIT FROM VIETNAM. NY: McKay (1969). An analysis of American policy by a writer credited with being the world's foremost authority on counter-insurgency. Fine in dust jacket.
1006. Thompson, Sir Robert. PEACE IS NOT AT HAND. NY: McKay (1974). A discussion of the weakening American (and Western) position in the post-Vietnam world. Very good in dj.
1007. Thompson, Virginia. FRENCH INDO-CHINA. Lon: Allen & Unwin (1937). Early, important, comprehensive book on the area. Lacking cloth spine; a reading copy.
1008. Thompson, Virginia. THE LEFT WING IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. NY: Sloane (1950). Survey of nationalism and Marxism in Indochina, Thailand, Indonesia. etc. Very good in dust jacket.
1009. Thompson, Virginia. MINORITY PROBLEMS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. Stanford: Stanford University, 1955. Review copy with mimeo publicity slip laid in. Very good in dj.
1010. Tipton, Judith. GUERRILLA ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNICATIONS IN VIETNAM, 1920-1954. Cambridge: MIT, 1964. Quarto, stapled wrappers, 42 pages. Fine copy.
1011. Trager, Frank N. MARXISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. A Study of Four Countries. Stanford: Stanford University, 1959. Very good in dust jacket with front flap severed but present.
1012. Trager, Frank N. WHY VIET NAM?. NY: Praeger (1966). History of Vietnam from the beginning of French rule to the present (at that time). Fine in very good dust jacket.
1013. Tran Van Dinh. THIS NATION AND SOCIALISM ARE ONE. Selected Writings of Le Duan. Chicago: Vanguard, 1976. Paperback original. The war from the side of the North Vietnamese.
1014. Tran Van Tung. VIET-NAM. NY: Praeger (1959). Overview of Vietnam, with a foreword by the Indian Ambassador to France. Illustrated with photographs. Fine in very good dj.
1015. Truong Buu Lam. PATTERNS OF VIETNAMESE RESPONSE TO FOREIGN INTERVENTION: 1858-1900. Monograph Series No. 11 (New Haven): Yale University Southeast Asia Studies (1967). A scholarly work on Vietnamese history, according to the preface one of the few such works in English at that time. This copy inscribed by the author. Very good in wrappers.
1016. Tuchman, Barbara W. THE MARCH OF FOLLY. From Troy to Vietnam. NY: Knopf, 1984. Uncorrected proof copy. A study of "the pursuits by governments of policies contrary to their own interests" -- particulary military policies. Fine in wrappers.
1017. UNDERSTANDING VIETNAM: THE EDGE OF CHAOS. Cambridge,MA: Experimental Education Program Center For War/Peace Studies (1967). A pamphlet reprinting excerpts and short pieces by such writers as Bernard Fall, David Halberstam, a.o. Near fine in stapled wrappers.
1018. (United Nations Document.) Documents submitted to the U.N. by the Permanent Representative of the Hungarian People's Republic, on behalf of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. NY: (U.N.) (1970). Two reports, on American "crimes" in Vietnam, numerous photographs and several charts. Stapled sheets; cover sheet brittle and detached, otherwise very good.
U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS (Arranged Chronologically). 1019. THE FAR EAST AND SOUTH ASIA. Washington DC: US Government Printing Office (1954). Report entered into the Congressional Record of a study mission to the Far East. America's policy with Indochina is discussed. Very good in stapled wrappers.
1020. THE SOUTHEAST ASIA COLLECTIVE DEFENSE TREATY. Washington DC: US Gov't Printing Office, 1955. Stapled wrappers with foldout map. Seminal SEATO document. Very good.
1021. VIETNAMESE PHRASE BOOK. Washington DC: Department of the Army, 1962. Hardbound "pamphlet" with numerous useful phrases, both spelled out and written phonetically. Near fine.
1022. A POCKET GUIDE TO VIETNAM. (Washington DC): Department of Defense (1962). Early edition of this pamphlet, preceding significant U.S. involvement (e.g. "Don't give the impression the U.S. is running the war"). Near fine copy.
1023. -. Same title, revised in 1966. Library of Congress Duplicate stamp, and sticker and stamp of Defense Intelligence Agency Library. Near fine in wrappers.
1024. -. Another copy, 1966. Owner name, otherwise fine.
1025. COUNTERGUERRILLA OPERATIONS. (Washington DC): Dept. of the Army, 1963. A manual on how to fight guerrillas -- necessary training for Vietnam. Quarto, stapled wrappers.
1026. STUDIES IN GUERRILLA WARFARE. Annapolis: US Naval Institute (1963). Quarto, wrappers. A collection of articles on guerrilla warfare by military personnel. Very good.
1027. AGGRESSION FROM THE NORTH. The Record of North Viet-Nam's Campaign to Conquer South Viet-Nam. (Washington DC): Dept. of State (1965). An early U.S. document, making the case used to justify U.S. presence in South Viet-Nam. Fine in stapled wrappers.
1028. EVIDENCE AT VUNG RO BAY. (Washington DC): US Gov't Printing Office (1965). Quarto, stapled wrappers. Illustrated with photographs. Dept. of Defense publication defending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war.
1029. WHY VIETNAM. The Roots of Commitment. Toward Peace with Honor. The Tasks of Diplomacy. The Tasks of Defense. (Washington DC): (US Gov't Printing Office)(1965). Statements by several Presidents and other statesmen, explaining America's role in Vietnam. Very good in wraps.
1030. HUMAN FACTORS CONSIDERATIONS OF UNDERGROUNDS IN INSURGENCIES. Washington DC: Special Operations Research Office, The American University Under Contract to the Department of the Army (1966). A discussion of "insurgencies" as they pertain to Vietnam. Very good.
1031. BACKGROUND INFORMATION RELATING TO SOUTHEAST ASIA AND VIETNAM. Washington DC: US Gov't Printing Office, 1966. Second Revised Edition. Prepared by the Committee on Foreign Relations. Stapled wrappers, 297 pages. Very good.
1032. VIETNAM - THE VIEW BEYOND THE BATTLE. (n.p.): (n.p.) (n.d.). Magazine-format American "hearts-and-minds" propaganda, circa 1966, putting the best face on the war effort, presumably for consumption at home. A fine copy.
1033. HANDBOOK FOR U.S. FORCES IN VIETNAM. Washington DC: Dept. of Defense (1966). Pocket-size handbook for military personnel, summarizing techniques and standard procedures, to use as guidelines in the war. Near fine copy in wrappers.
1034. VIET-NAM INFORMATION NOTES NUMBER 10, AUGUST 1967. Wash: Dept. of State, 1967. Newsletter format, this issue devoted to presenting the legal justifications and precendents for U.S. involvement and presence in South Vietnam. Fine.
1035. AREA HANDBOOK FOR NORTH VIETNAM. Washington DC: US Gov't Printing Office, 1967. A thick (nearly 500 pages) summary of North Vietnam, for internal U.S. Government consumption. Near fine copy in heavy vinyl wrappers.
1036. AREA HANDBOOK FOR SOUTH VIETNAM. Washington DC: US Gov't Printing Office, 1967. Summary volume covering South Vietnam, at the height of the war -- natural resources, diplomatic relations, social structure, climate, etc. Very good in wrappers.
1037. TRAINING TEXT 17-37-1. Air Cavalry Squadron. (Ft. Belvoir): (Dept. of the Army), 1967. Quarto, stapled wrappers, 306 pages. Very good.
1038. MILITARY DRUG ABUSE 1971. Washington DC: US Gov't Printing Office, 1971. Hearings before a Senate subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics. Wrappers, 408 pages. Very good.
1039. PENINSULAR SOUTHEAST ASIA. A Bibliographic Survey of the Literature. Washington DC: Dept. of the Army, 1972. Quarto, wrappers. Covers Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos. Several full color maps tipped and laid in. Very good copy.
1040. U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN THE OVERTHROW OF DIEM, 1963. A Staff Study Based on the Pentagon Papers. Washington DC: US Gov't Printing Office, 1972. Prepared for the Committee on Foreign Relations. Very good in wrappers.
1041. THE HUMAN COST OF COMMUNISM IN VIETNAM. Washington DC: US Gov't Printing Office, 1972. Prepared for a subcommittee of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Fine in wraps.
1042. CAUSES, ORIGINS, AND LESSONS OF THE VIETNAM WAR. Washington DC: Committee on Foreign Relations, 1973. Hearings before the Committee on Foreign Relations, May 9-11, 1972. Witnesses included Noam Chomsky, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and perhaps most interestingly former OSS Officer Frank White, who detailed the contacts the OSS had with Ho Chi Minh immediately after World War II. The pertinent declassified documents (with numerous deletions for security reasons) are included as appendices to this volume.
1043. Kelly, Col. Francis J. U.S. ARMY SPECIAL FORCES 1961-1971. Washington DC: Dept. of the Army, 1974. Wrappers, a volume in the "Vietnam Studies" series. Very good.
1044. Eckhardt, Maj. Gen. George S. VIETNAM STUDIES COMMAND AND CONTROL 1950-1969. Washington DC: Dept. of the Army, 1974. A monograph describing U.S. command and control structures as developed in Vietnam. This is the hardcover edition, apparently done for internal use only -- the colophon lists only a paper-covered edition as available for general sale. Slightly soiled, very good.
1045. Hay, Lt. Gen. John, Jr. TACTICAL AND MATERIEL INNOVATIONS. Washington DC: Dept. of the Army, 1974. A volume in the "Vietnam Studies" series. Very good in wrappers.
1046. West, Captain Francis J. Jr. SMALL UNIT ACTION IN VIETNAM - SUMMER 1966. Washington DC: U.S. Marine Corps History and Museums Division, 1977. Reprint of this study first published in 1967. Near fine copy in wrappers. West became a noteworthy author later by virtue of his memoir listed above, The Village.
End U.S. Government Publications. 1047. Van Dyke, Jon M. NORTH VIETNAM'S STRATEGY FOR SURVIVAL. Palo Alto: Pacific (1972). A study of North Vietnamese response to the U.S. bombing. Near fine in dust jacket.
1048. Van Roy, Edward. ECONOMIC SYSTEMS OF NORTHERN THAILAND. Structure and Change. Ithaca: Cornell (1971). Complimentary copy with slip laid in. Fine in dust jacket.
1049. Van Tien Dung. OUR GREAT SPRING VICTORY. NY: Monthly Review (1977). "An Account of the Liberation of South Vietnam by General Van Tine Dung, Chief of STaff, Vietnam People's Army." Afterword by Cora Weiss and Don Luce. Inscribed by Cora Weiss: "May 1977. To Bernie - Who also helped to liberate Vietnam! Cora." Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1050. Vandenbosch, Amry. SOUTHEAST ASIA AMONG THE WORLD POWERS. Lexington: U. of Kentucky (1957). Scholar Milton Sacks' copy with his ownership signature, date ("January 1958") and address label. A portion of the book is about Indochina and Thailand. Very good in dj.
1051. Vandenbosch, Amry. THE CHANGING FACE OF SOUTHEAST ASIA. Lexington: U. of Kentucky, 1966. A rewrite of the above title. Fine in very good dust jacket.
1052. Velvel, Lawrence R. UNDECLARED WAR AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE. The American System in Crisis. NY: Dunellen (1970). Fine in very good dust jacket.
1053. (Viet Nam Embassy). VIET-NAM. At the Crossroads of Asia. Washington DC: Press & Information Office, Embassy of Viet Nam (n.d.) (1960). Pamphlet issued by the Vietnamese government, circa 1960. An overview of the country, featuring among other things a frontispiece portrait of President Diem, and a fold-out chart of the organization of the Vietnamese Government. Near fine.
1054. VIETNAM: THE CHRISTIAN-THE GOSPEL-THE CHURCH. Philadelphia: United Presbyterian Church (1967). An effort by the church to grapple with the issues being raised for its congregation by the Vietnam war. Near fine in wrappers.
1056. Vogelsang, Sandy. THE LONG DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL. The American Intellectual Left and the Vietnam War. NY: H&R (1974). Fine in dust jacket.