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  • Leonard, John.
    THE LAST INNOCENT WHITE MAN IN AMERICA and Other Writings.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: The New Press, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - An always incisive and sometimes humorous collection of essays covering everything from " America's fear and loathing of the sixties to Nixon's secret love affair with Elvis; from the Reagan gerontocracy's "theology of greed" to the Gulf War "turkey shoot"; from riots in Los Angeles to "ethnic cleansing" at the 1992 Republican Convention, from censorship and homelessness" to writing about authors on the home front and in 'other worlds' - Toni Morrison, Hemingway, Normam Mailer, Maxine Hong Kingston, Garcia Marquez and others. 297 pp. ISBN: 1-565840720.

    Condition: Very good in a near fine dust jacket (prev owner's name).

    Book ID: 31282
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  • SCORPION STRIKE. by Nance, John J.
    Nance, John J.
    SCORPION STRIKE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Crown, (1992). Hardcover first edition - Thriller based on the author's experiences as a C-41 pilot during the Gulf War. 371 pp. ISBN: 0-517585650.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 70101
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  • ULTIMATE WEAPON. by Ryan, Chris.
    Ryan, Chris.
    ULTIMATE WEAPON.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York Weinstein Books (2008). First edition - "Published for the first time in the U.S., real-life SAS hero Chris Ryan brings nonstop battle action to this military thriller set in Iraq." 353 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 60762
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  • BODY SCISSORS. by Simon, Michael.
    Simon, Michael.
    BODY SCISSORS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: The Viking Press, (2005.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second mystery featuring Dan Reles, Austin, Texas homicide division's only New Yorker and only Jew. Set in 1991 at the start of the first Gulf War. 276 pp. ISBN: 0-670-034436.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 48076
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  • IRON BRAVO: Hearts, Minds, and Sergeants in the U.S. Army. by Stroud, Carsten.
    Stroud, Carsten.
    IRON BRAVO: Hearts, Minds, and Sergeants in the U.S. Army.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Bantam, (1995.) dj. Hardcover - A novel by the author of 'Close Pursuit' and the author's fifth book. A story of a First Sergeant, a 49 year-old military lifer, in the famed Big Red One Infantry division, the grueling training in the Mohave desert, the call to the Gulf, and especially the fact that underneath "the mask of high tech marvels [are] the grunts who must take and hold ground as they always have: with blood and bravery." Glossary. 325 pp. ISBN: 9780553095524.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 54355
    Keywords: grunts, gulf war, Military
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