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New., 6, Shanghai September 1922. Volume LIII, No. 9. Single complete issue of this monthly journal of the American Presbyterian Mission Press, Shanghai, China. In English. Articles inclu… Altro …

New., 6, Shanghai September 1922. Volume LIII, No. 9. Single complete issue of this monthly journal of the American Presbyterian Mission Press, Shanghai, China. In English. Articles include: A Study of the Relgious Beliefs and Practices of the Common People of China by Albert George Parker; Moderninzing an Old Style Country Hospital by Anna L. Christiansen. Octavo, pp. 557-614, many advertisements before and after text., photo illustrations, original printed wraps. VG, light wear. ., 0, Harpers Monthly, 1869. soft. Good. 6.5"" X 10"". ORIGINAL EDITION Publisher-Printing Location: Harper & Brothers, New York Date and Numbering: January, 1869 Volume XXXVIII, Number CCXXIV Size and Page Count: 6.5 ? X 10 ? Tall, approx. 150 pages, the back cover with advertisements and statement of Harper s New Monthly Magazine Condition: Good, binding good, cover has tears and some ink markings, pages with untrimmed edges are browning on edge,some foxing Illustrations Information: approx.35 wood engravings ----An excellent opportunity for the collector, researcher or historian---- Articles and Information: Poem:The silent city at Greenwood By J.D. Sherwood The Buffalo Range -By Theodore R. Davis Paul du Chaillu again -By Alfred H. (Alfred Hudson) Guernsey South-coast saunterings in England (saunter II) -By Moncure Daniel Conway Learning common sense Poem: My old woman and I -By John Brougham Chivalrous and semi-chivalrous Southrons (I) -By John William De Forest My visit to Utopia -By E.T. (Elizabeth T.) Corbett A public building -By Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford Poem: A Christian's creed The new Timothy (part eighth) -By William M. (William Mumford) Baker The bishops of Rome -By Eugene Lawrence The murder of Escovedo My enemy's daughter (chaps. I-IV) -By Justin McCarthy Abbas Pacha of Egypt -By Edwin De Leon Editor's easy chair -By George William Curtis Monthly record of current events, Harpers Monthly, 1869, 2.5, Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1992. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Good. xxv, [1], 398, [8] pages. DJ has some wear and soiling. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. Includes 7 full-page black and white maps of Vietnam, and 46 black and white photographs. Topics covered include Countering the Viet Cong: War Against Guerrillas, 1965-1966; Fighting the North Vietnamese: War against Professionals, 1966-1968; and After the Bombing Halt: War with One Hand Tied, 1968-1969. Also contains Appendix A. Passing in Review; Appendix B. Medals of Honor; Appendix C. Organization of Marine Infantry Units in Vietnam; as well as Glossary; Bibliography; and Index. 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, abbreviated as (3/3), is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps, based out of K ne'ohe, Hawai'i. Known as either "Trinity" or "America's Battalion", the unit falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Regiment of the 3rd Marine Division. The first major combat for 3rd Battalion in 1968 came on 7 February, about a week after the Tet Offensive began, when Kilo Company engaged a PAVN battalion near Gio Linh. 29 Kilo Marines were killed, including PFC Robert Quick who was awarded a posthumous Navy Cross for deflecting a PAVN hand grenade. Another 31 were wounded, including PFC Craig Swartz who was wounded three times and received three purple hearts for his service. PAVN losses numbered at least 139, with another 60 graves discovered by 3rd Battalion Marines three days later. That same month a platoon from Mike Company observed and damaged two PAVN PT-76 tanks near Alpha 3, one of only three times they were encountered during the Vietnam War before 1972. The author served two tours of duty in Vietnam--the first (1967-1968) in the infantry as a captain and commanding officer of India Company, Third Battalion, Third Marines, and the second (1970-71) in signals intelligence as a major and operations officer, First Radio Battalion. An account of the Vietnam War, as seen by the American PFCs, sergeants and platoon leaders in the rivers and jungles and trenches. Into their stories, Lehrack has woven a narrative that explains the events they describe and places them into both a historical and a political context. A quarter century after the war in Vietnam, that battle cry brought a flag-waving nation to its feet and ignited the superpatriotism of the Gulf War era. But hard as we tried-with yellow ribbons and "We Support Our Troops" bumper stickers and Norman Schwarzkopf videos and Olympics-style homecoming celebrations-we couldn't seem to erase the disturbing memory of Vietnam. Perhaps forgetting is not the answer. Perhaps the healing process begins with remembering. Painful, clear-headed remembering. Even those who remember best, the men who fought in Vietnam, aren't anxious to recall their experiences-or recount them to an academician. But in Otto Lehrack they found a sympathetic audience. Lehrack is both a historian and a member of the Third Battalion, Third Marines. He fought alongside the men whose voices he recorded here. Into their accounts, Lehrack has woven a narrative that explains the events they describe and places them into both a historical and a political context. It's a grunt's-eye view of the Vietnam War that emerges in No Shining Armor-the war as seen by the PFC's, sergeants, and platoon leaders in the rivers and jungles and trenches. It's the story of teenagers leading squads of men into the jungle on night missions, the story of boredom, confusion, and equipment shortages, of friends suddenly blown away, of disappointing homecomings. It's also the story of young men placed under unbearable strain and asked to do the impossible, who somehow stretched to meet the demands placed upon them, and the story of the friendships they forged in combat-friendships deeper than any these men would be able to form later in civilian life., University Press of Kansas, 1992, 2.75, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1984. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling.. Wallen, Jonathan (Photographer). Illustrations (many in color). Bibliography. Index. Introduction by David McCullough. Foreword by Robert M. Warner. From a website posting: "Dr. Herman J. Viola is a curator emeritus at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. A specialist on the history of the American West, he served as director of the Museum's National Anthropological Archives in addition to organizing two major exhibitions for the Smithsonian. "Magnificent Voyagers" told the story of the United State Exploring Expedition of 1838-42, and "Seeds of Change" examined the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and the New Worlds as a result of the Christopher Columbus voyages of discovery. Prior to joining the staff of the Smithsonian Institution in 1972, he was an archivist at the National Archives of the United States, where he launched and was first editor of Prologue: The Journal of the National Archives. Dr. Viola's research specialties include the American Indian, the Civil War, and the exploration of the American West. He has authored numerous books on these topics, including Exploring the West, After Columbus, Warrior Artists, and The North American Indians. He is also the author of the middle school social studies textbook, Why We Remember. His most recent book, Little Bighorn Remembered: the Untold Indian Story of Custer's Last Stand, was selected by both Book of the Month Club and the Quality Paperback Club, and was a primary selection of the History Club. Dr. Viola received his B.A. and M.A. from Marquette University, and his Ph.D. from Indiana University/Bloomington. He has an honorary doctor degree from Wittingberg University, Springfield, Ohio." From Wikipedia: "David Gaub McCullough was an American author, narrator, historian, and lecturer. [2] He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, McCullough earned a degree in English literature from Yale University. His first book was The Johnstown Flood (1968); and he has since written eight more on such topics as Harry S Truman, John Adams, and the Brooklyn Bridge. McCullough has also narrated multiple documentaries, as well as the 2003 film Seabiscuit; and he hosted American Experience for twelve years. McCullough's two Pulitzer Prize-winning books, Truman and John Adams, have been adapted by HBO into a TV film and a mini-series, respectively. McCullough's most recent history, The Greater Journey (2011), is about Americans in Paris from the 1830s to the 1900s. Also fron WIkipedia: "The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents, which comprise the National Archives. [5] NARA is officially responsible for maintaining and publishing the legally authentic and authoritative copies of acts of Congress, presidential proclamations and executive orders, and federal regulations. The chief administrator of NARA is the Archivist of the United States, who not only maintains the official documentation of the passage of amendments to the U.S. Constitution by state legislatures, but has the authority to declare when the constitutional threshold for passage has been reached, and therefore when an act has become an amendment.", Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1984, 3, paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book., 2.5<