1999, ISBN: aa3ac3a9006be8c2b86f85ddf9637aaa

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New York: Stein and Day, 1976-1983. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good. 9.5" by 6.5". None. An excellent three volume set of first US edition of celebrated author Harry Patter… mais…

New York: Stein and Day, 1976-1983. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good. 9.5" by 6.5". None. An excellent three volume set of first US edition of celebrated author Harry Patterson's thrilling novels. This three volume set of first US editions of novels from best-selling author Harry Patterson collects 'The Valhalla Exchange', 'To Catch A King', and 'Dillinger'. 'The Valhalla Exchange' pulls from the death throes of the Nazi regime a tale of intrigue and excitement, following the alleged escape of Martin Bormann, Hitler's secretary, from the Russian's enclosing on Berlin. 'To Catch A King' follows an attempted kidnapping of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in a Nazi plot to coerce them into becoming the new King and Queen of Britain should the nation fall to Hitler's invasion. 'Dillinger' follows the exploits of notorious criminal John Dillinger as he escapes from an escape-proof prison and makes his way to Mexico, forced to outrun not only the FBI but corrupt Mexican lawmen as well. Patterson, also known by his pen name Jack Higgins, has written eighty-five novels which have sold over 150 million copies and have been translated into 55 languages, marking him as an incredibly successful thriller and espionage novelists throughout his career. All volumes first US editions, in unclipped dustwrappers. This set collects: 'The Valhalla Exchange', 1976, 'To Catch A King', 1979, and 'Dillinger', 1983. A brilliant trio of thrilling novels, Patterson weaves epic tales inspired by the dangerous history of the real world. All in publisher's original binding, in unclipped dustwrappers, showing $8.95, $10.95, and $14.95 prices for 'The Valhalla Exchange', 'To Catch A King', and 'Dillinger' respectively. Externally, all works very smart in black and red binding with gilt stamped author signature to front board. Only minor shelf wear to the heads and tails of the spine, and some minor bumping to the top extremities of the rear boards of 'The Valhalla Exchange' and 'Dillinger', and some minor off-setting to the bottom edge of 'Dillinger'. The dustwrappers are all generally very smart; 'The Valhalla Exchange' dustwrapper has some shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, and some age-toning to the interior and fly leaves; 'To Catch A King' has only some age-toning to the rear cover, interior and fly leaves, and a closed tear to the bottom of the spine fold of the front cover; 'Dillinger' has some shelf wear and chipping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, age-toning to the covers, spine, fly leaves and interior, and archival tape repairs to the interior head of the spine, top of the fly leaf folds, and bottom of the back cover. Internally, all volumes firmly bound. Pages to all volumes bright and clean. Near Fine, Stein and Day, 1976-1983, 3.5, Paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items., 2.5, New York: Random House, 1999. First Edition [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xix, [1], 484, [8] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Appendices. Notes. Bibliographic Note. Index. DJ is price clipped. Richard B. Frank (born 1947 in Kansas) is an American lawyer and military historian. Frank graduated from the University of Missouri in 1969, after which he served four years in the United States Army. During the Vietnam War, he served a tour of duty as a platoon leader in the 101st Airborne Division. With the same balance that Frank afforded his first book, his second, Downfall, takes a look at the arguments that praise or condemn the decision to use atomic bombs on Japan to end World War II. Downfall, which won the Harry S. Truman Book Award, takes the position that President Truman's decision to drop the bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima was the correct one, though the author adds some qualifiers. In a riveting narrative that includes information from newly declassified documents, acclaimed historian Richard B. Frank gives a scrupulously detailed explanation of the critical months leading up to the dropping of the atomic bomb. Frank explains how American leaders learned in the summer of 1945 that their alternate strategy to end the war by invasion had been shattered by the massive Japanese buildup on Kyushu, and that intercepted diplomatic documents also revealed the dismal prospects of negotiation. Here also, for the first time, is a comprehensive account of how Japan's leaders were willing to risk complete annihilation to preserve the nation's existing order. Frank's comprehensive account demolishes long-standing myths with the stark realities of this great historical controversy. Downfall opens with a vivid portrayal of the catastrophic fire raid on Tokyo in March 1945--which was to be followed by the utter destruction of almost every major Japanese city--and ends with the anguished vigil of American and Japanese leaders waiting to learn if Japan's armed forces would obey the Emperor's order to surrender. America's use of the atom bomb has generated more heated controversy than any other event of the whole war: Did nuclear weapons save the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans poised to invade Japan? Did U.S. leaders know that Japan was urgently seeking peace and needed only assurance about the Emperor's safety to end the war swiftly? Was the bomb really used to intimidate the Russians? Why wasn't the devastating power of the weapon demonstrated first before being unleashed on a city?Richard B. Frank has brought to life these critical times, working from primary documents, reports, diaries, and newly declassified records. These pages present the untold story of how American leaders learned in the summer of 1945 that their compromise strategy to end the war by blockade and bombardment, followed by invasion, had been shattered; radio intelligence had unmasked a massive Japanese buildup on Kyushu designed to turn the initial invasion into a bloody shambles. Meanwhile, the text and analysis of diplomatic intercepts depicted sterile prospects for negotiation before a final clash of arms. Here also, for the first time, is a full and balanced account of how Japan's leaders risked annihilation by gambling on a military strategy aimed at securing political bargaining leverage to preserve the old order in Japan. Downfall replaces the myths that now surround the end of the war and the use of the bomb with the stark realities of this great historical controversy., Random House, 1999, 3<

1999, ISBN: aa3ac3a9006be8c2b86f85ddf9637aaa

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Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Random House, New York], ATOMIC BOMB, HIROSHIMA, NAGASAKI, JAPANESE EMPIRE, HIROHITO, CURTIS LEMAY, POTSDAM, STRATEGIC BOMBING, HARRY TRUMAN, KETSU OPE… mais…

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Random House, New York], ATOMIC BOMB, HIROSHIMA, NAGASAKI, JAPANESE EMPIRE, HIROHITO, CURTIS LEMAY, POTSDAM, STRATEGIC BOMBING, HARRY TRUMAN, KETSU OPERATION, B-29, OPERATION DOWNFALL, OLYMPIC, Jacket, xix, [1], 484, [8] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Appendices. Notes. Bibliographic Note. Index. DJ is price clipped. Richard B. Frank (born 1947 in Kansas) is an American lawyer and military historian. Frank graduated from the University of Missouri in 1969, after which he served four years in the United States Army. During the Vietnam War, he served a tour of duty as a platoon leader in the 101st Airborne Division. With the same balance that Frank afforded his first book, his second, Downfall, takes a look at the arguments that praise or condemn the decision to use atomic bombs on Japan to end World War II. Downfall, which won the Harry S. Truman Book Award, takes the position that President Truman's decision to drop the bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima was the correct one, though the author adds some qualifiers. In a riveting narrative that includes information from newly declassified documents, acclaimed historian Richard B. Frank gives a scrupulously detailed explanation of the critical months leading up to the dropping of the atomic bomb. Frank explains how American leaders learned in the summer of 1945 that their alternate strategy to end the war by invasion had been shattered by the massive Japanese buildup on Kyushu, and that intercepted diplomatic documents also revealed the dismal prospects of negotiation. Here also, for the first time, is a comprehensive account of how Japan's leaders were willing to risk complete annihilation to preserve the nation's existing order. Frank's comprehensive account demolishes long-standing myths with the stark realities of this great historical controversy. Downfall opens with a vivid portrayal of the catastrophic fire raid on Tokyo in March 1945--which was to be followed by the utter destruction of almost every major Japanese city--and ends with the anguished vigil of American and Japanese leaders waiting to learn if Japan's armed forces would obey the Emperor's order to surrender. America's use of the atom bomb has generated more heated controversy than any other event of the whole war: Did nuclear weapons save the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans poised to invade Japan? Did U.S. leaders know that Japan was urgently seeking peace and needed only assurance about the Emperor's safety to end the war swiftly? Was the bomb really used to intimidate the Russians? Why wasn't the devastating power of the weapon demonstrated first before being unleashed on a city? Richard B. Frank has brought to life these critical times, working from primary documents, reports, diaries, and newly declassified records. These pages present the untold story of how American leaders learned in the summer of 1945 that their compromise strategy to end the war by blockade and bombardment, followed by invasion, had been shattered; radio intelligence had unmasked a massive Japanese buildup on Kyushu designed to turn the initial invasion into a bloody shambles. Meanwhile, the text and analysis of diplomatic intercepts depicted sterile prospects for negotiation before a final clash of arms. Here also, for the first time, is a full and balanced account of how Japan's leaders risked annihilation by gambling on a military strategy aimed at securing political bargaining leverage to preserve the old order in Japan. Downfall replaces the myths that now surround the end of the war and the use of the bomb with the stark realities of this great historical controversy.<

1999, ISBN: aa3ac3a9006be8c2b86f85ddf9637aaa

New York: Random House, 1999. First Edition [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xix, [1], 484, [8] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Appendices. Notes. Bibliographic Note. Index. DJ is … mais…

New York: Random House, 1999. First Edition [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xix, [1], 484, [8] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Appendices. Notes. Bibliographic Note. Index. DJ is price clipped. Richard B. Frank (born 1947 in Kansas) is an American lawyer and military historian. Frank graduated from the University of Missouri in 1969, after which he served four years in the United States Army. During the Vietnam War, he served a tour of duty as a platoon leader in the 101st Airborne Division. With the same balance that Frank afforded his first book, his second, Downfall, takes a look at the arguments that praise or condemn the decision to use atomic bombs on Japan to end World War II. Downfall, which won the Harry S. Truman Book Award, takes the position that President Truman's decision to drop the bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima was the correct one, though the author adds some qualifiers. In a riveting narrative that includes information from newly declassified documents, acclaimed historian Richard B. Frank gives a scrupulously detailed explanation of the critical months leading up to the dropping of the atomic bomb. Frank explains how American leaders learned in the summer of 1945 that their alternate strategy to end the war by invasion had been shattered by the massive Japanese buildup on Kyushu, and that intercepted diplomatic documents also revealed the dismal prospects of negotiation. Here also, for the first time, is a comprehensive account of how Japan's leaders were willing to risk complete annihilation to preserve the nation's existing order. Frank's comprehensive account demolishes long-standing myths with the stark realities of this great historical controversy. Downfall opens with a vivid portrayal of the catastrophic fire raid on Tokyo in March 1945--which was to be followed by the utter destruction of almost every major Japanese city--and ends with the anguished vigil of American and Japanese leaders waiting to learn if Japan's armed forces would obey the Emperor's order to surrender. America's use of the atom bomb has generated more heated controversy than any other event of the whole war: Did nuclear weapons save the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans poised to invade Japan? Did U.S. leaders know that Japan was urgently seeking peace and needed only assurance about the Emperor's safety to end the war swiftly? Was the bomb really used to intimidate the Russians? Why wasn't the devastating power of the weapon demonstrated first before being unleashed on a city?Richard B. Frank has brought to life these critical times, working from primary documents, reports, diaries, and newly declassified records. These pages present the untold story of how American leaders learned in the summer of 1945 that their compromise strategy to end the war by blockade and bombardment, followed by invasion, had been shattered; radio intelligence had unmasked a massive Japanese buildup on Kyushu designed to turn the initial invasion into a bloody shambles. Meanwhile, the text and analysis of diplomatic intercepts depicted sterile prospects for negotiation before a final clash of arms. Here also, for the first time, is a full and balanced account of how Japan's leaders risked annihilation by gambling on a military strategy aimed at securing political bargaining leverage to preserve the old order in Japan. Downfall replaces the myths that now surround the end of the war and the use of the bomb with the stark realities of this great historical controversy., Random House, 1999, 3<

1999, ISBN: aa3ac3a9006be8c2b86f85ddf9637aaa

New York: Random House, 1999. First Edition [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xix, [1], 484, [8] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Appendices. Notes. Bibliographic Note. Index. DJ is … mais…

New York: Random House, 1999. First Edition [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xix, [1], 484, [8] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Appendices. Notes. Bibliographic Note. Index. DJ is price clipped. Richard B. Frank (born 1947 in Kansas) is an American lawyer and military historian. Frank graduated from the University of Missouri in 1969, after which he served four years in the United States Army. During the Vietnam War, he served a tour of duty as a platoon leader in the 101st Airborne Division. With the same balance that Frank afforded his first book, his second, Downfall, takes a look at the arguments that praise or condemn the decision to use atomic bombs on Japan to end World War II. Downfall, which won the Harry S. Truman Book Award, takes the position that President Truman's decision to drop the bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima was the correct one, though the author adds some qualifiers. In a riveting narrative that includes information from newly declassified documents, acclaimed historian Richard B. Frank gives a scrupulously detailed explanation of the critical months leading up to the dropping of the atomic bomb. Frank explains how American leaders learned in the summer of 1945 that their alternate strategy to end the war by invasion had been shattered by the massive Japanese buildup on Kyushu, and that intercepted diplomatic documents also revealed the dismal prospects of negotiation. Here also, for the first time, is a comprehensive account of how Japan's leaders were willing to risk complete annihilation to preserve the nation's existing order. Frank's comprehensive account demolishes long-standing myths with the stark realities of this great historical controversy. Downfall opens with a vivid portrayal of the catastrophic fire raid on Tokyo in March 1945--which was to be followed by the utter destruction of almost every major Japanese city--and ends with the anguished vigil of American and Japanese leaders waiting to learn if Japan's armed forces would obey the Emperor's order to surrender. America's use of the atom bomb has generated more heated controversy than any other event of the whole war: Did nuclear weapons save the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans poised to invade Japan? Did U.S. leaders know that Japan was urgently seeking peace and needed only assurance about the Emperor's safety to end the war swiftly? Was the bomb really used to intimidate the Russians? Why wasn't the devastating power of the weapon demonstrated first before being unleashed on a city?Richard B. Frank has brought to life these critical times, working from primary documents, reports, diaries, and newly declassified records. These pages present the untold story of how American leaders learned in the summer of 1945 that their compromise strategy to end the war by blockade and bombardment, followed by invasion, had been shattered; radio intelligence had unmasked a massive Japanese buildup on Kyushu designed to turn the initial invasion into a bloody shambles. Meanwhile, the text and analysis of diplomatic intercepts depicted sterile prospects for negotiation before a final clash of arms. Here also, for the first time, is a full and balanced account of how Japan's leaders risked annihilation by gambling on a military strategy aimed at securing political bargaining leverage to preserve the old order in Japan. Downfall replaces the myths that now surround the end of the war and the use of the bomb with the stark realities of this great historical controversy., Random House, 1999, 3<