Knopf 1984 Hardcover Very good Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Knopf 1984 Hardcover Very good Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Knopf 1984 Hardcover Very good Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1984. Top and bottom board edges lightly faded, former owner's name on front endpaper. D/j has 1/4" tear with crease on head of spine edge. Grey cloth with silver lettering on spine and BWT on front cover, d/j flap states A Book-of-the-MonthClub Main Selection. 447 pages.. Stated First But May be Book Club Ed.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 1984. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394527771 9780394527772 [US]

New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf 1984 advance uncorrected proof Hard cover Good. Text in English, Chinese. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 447 p. Audience: General/trade.

Westminister MD Alfred A. Knopf Inc 1984 Hard Cover Good in Good- jacket Ex-Libris. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Explores one of the most compelling paradoxes of history: the recurring pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests. Jacket is chipped with a small closed tear on back. Boards sunned on edges. Prior owner embossment on feb. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.

UsedVeryGood. Binding is unblemished, text block is clean, boards straight, without highlights or markings. Mild rubbing/chipping to dust wrapper edges. Previous library copy with usual markings/stickers or stamps. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010. ISBN 0394527771 9780394527772 [US]

ISBN10: 0394527771, ISBN13: 9780394527772, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf] Hardcover Through a vast spectrum of the recorded past, Tuchman traces and explores one of the most compelling paradoxes of history: the recurring pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests. The book presents a wide range of historical examples in which this paradox has been manifest, none so pertinent as the American debacle in Vietnam. Tuchman anatomizes the thirty-year involvement, from FDR's initial, reluctant endorsement of French colonial rule in Indochina to Lyndon Johnson's insistence on military victory and the eventual uneasy escape. What emerges is a chronicle of self-hypnosis, cynicism, and loss of the 'necessary trust in government. Color and black and white illustrations. 447p.
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1984]

ISBN10: 0394527771, ISBN13: 9780394527772, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, NY] Hardcover First Edition 447 pp, b/w photos and color and b/w illustrations, the book and contents are clean and tight, the dust jacket has a few chips on the top edge and there is a remainder mard on top edge of pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[Richmond, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1984]

ISBN10: 0394527771, ISBN13: 9780394527772, [publisher: Knopf] Hardcover Binding is unblemished, text block is clean, boards straight, without highlights or markings. Mild rubbing/chipping to dust wrapper edges. Previous library copy with usual markings/stickers or stamps. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.
[San Rafael, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1984]

Knopf, Date: 1984-02-12. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jacket with loss. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Scattered underlining and markings. 1984. Knopf ISBN 0394527771 9780394527772 [US]

ISBN10: 0394527771, ISBN13: 9780394527772, [publisher: Knopf] Hardcover Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jacket with loss. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Scattered underlining and markings.
[Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1984]

Paperback. Good. ISBN 0394527771 9780394527772 [GB]

ISBN10: 0394527771, ISBN13: 9780394527772, [publisher: Knopf] Softcover A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.
[Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1984]

Knopf, February Date: 1984. Hardcover. Used - very good. 1984. Knopf ISBN 0394527771 9780394527772 [US]

ISBN10: 0394527771, ISBN13: 9780394527772, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf] Hardcover First Edition Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Barbara W. Tuchman, author of the World War I masterpiece "The Guns of August, " grapples with her boldest subject: the pervasive presence, through the ages, of failure, mismanagement, and delusion in government. Drawing on a comprehensive array of examples, from Montezuma's senseless surrender of his empire in 1520 to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, Barbara W. Tuchman defines folly as the pursuit by government of policies contrary to their own interests, despite the availability of feasible alternatives. In brilliant detail, Tuchman illuminates four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the very heights of folly: the Trojan War, the breakup of the Holy See provoked by the Renaissance popes, the loss of the American colonies by Britain's George III, and the United States' own persistent mistakes in Vietnam. Throughout "The March of Folly, " Tuchman's incomparable talent for animating the people, places, and events of history is on spectacular display. Praise for "The March of Folly" "A glittering narrative . . . a moral book] on the crimes and follies of governments and the misfortunes the governed suffer in consequence.""--The New York Times Book Review"" " "An admirable survey . . . I haven't read a more relevant book in ...

ISBN10: 0394527771, ISBN13: 9780394527772, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, USA] Hardcover First Edition The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam, Tuchman, Barbara Wertheim Published by Alfred A. Knopf, U.S.A., 1984. Stated First Edition on copyright page with no other printings listed; dustjacket flap states A Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection. 447 pages with index, notes and many illustrations in black and white and color. Grey cloth boards with silver titles front and spine; rough cut fore edge. Brown mark to free endpaper left from laid in newspaper clipping, otherwise volume in fine condition and likely unread. Jacket protected in mylar is clipped and other wise fine. Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Barbara Tuchman here tackles the pervasive presence of folly in governments through the ages. One decisive turning point in history detailed by Tuchman is the Trojan War.
[North Vancouver, BC, Canada] [Publication Year: 1984]
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ISBN10: 0394527771, ISBN13: 9780394527772, [publisher: Knopf] Hardcover Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
[Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1984]

ISBN10: 0394527771, ISBN13: 9780394527772, [publisher: Knopf, New York] Hardcover pp. 445. 8vo. Bound in gray cloth with silver lettering to spine. Contains colour illustrations. Light shelfwear. Dustjacket protected with plastic brodart sleeve; very good in very good dustjacket.
[Winnipeg, MB, Canada] [Publication Year: 1984]

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1984. Book. Very Good+. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 447pp, The author explores the tendency of governments to pursue policies contrary to their own interests. A very nice copy of the first edition, with no marks or tears.. 1984. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394527771 9780394527772 [US]

ISBN10: 0394527771, ISBN13: 9780394527772, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, NY] Hardcover First Edition 447pp, The author explores the tendency of governments to pursue policies contrary to their own interests. A very nice copy of the first edition, with no marks or tears. Size: 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall
[Tifton, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1984]

ISBN10: 0394527771, ISBN13: 9780394527772, [publisher: Knopf, New York] Hardcover Illustrated. xiv + 447 pages, 8vo, grey cloth, tattered dust wrapper. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. First edition. A very good copy in a poor dust wrapper.
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1984]

ISBN10: 0394527771, ISBN13: 9780394527772, [publisher: Knopf] Hardcover Seiten; 9780394527772.3 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 2
[Stuttgart, Germany] [Publication Year: 1984]

Knopf 1984-02-12 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Size: 9x6x1; [From the library of Benjamin B. King. ] Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Pages unmarked. "Benjamin B. King was an intelligence officer for the British Royal Air Force during World War II. After World War 2 broke out in Europe in September 1939, he joined the British Royal Air Force as a 'penguin' who could not fly because of eyesight problems. He was assigned to Coastal Command at the airbase in Wick in the very north of Scotland, which provided defense for Britain in the North Sea, engaging the Germany Navy and Air Force. After his stint at Wick, Ben was transferred to the vital but vulnerable British base at Gibraltar off the coast of Spain, where the British monitored German and Italian military operations in the Western Mediterranean. While in Gibraltar, one of his tasks was to listen to Luftwaffe radio communications and track the movement of German and Italian airplanes. After Gibraltar, Ben was called back to Britain and assigned to the secret British code-breaking operations at Bletchley Park in England, which played a critical role in the Allies' war effort by monitoring and decoding German military communications and ultimately breaking the German Enigma code."-Obit.

New York: Knopf, Date: 1984. hardcover. very good/poor. Illustrated. xiv + 447 pages, 8vo, grey cloth, tattered dust wrapper. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. First edition. A very good copy in a poor dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> 1984. Knopf ISBN 0394527771 US