Gutzman, Philip:Vietnam; A Visual Encyclopedia
- signed or inscribed book 2010, ISBN: 9781856486385
Hardcover, First edition
Printed in Italy by Tipostile S.R.L. Milan, 1977., 1977 First edition (no additional printings indicated). SIGNED by the author: "Alkhobar. December, 1979 / with very best wishes, / … More...
Printed in Italy by Tipostile S.R.L. Milan, 1977., 1977 First edition (no additional printings indicated). SIGNED by the author: "Alkhobar. December, 1979 / with very best wishes, / Betty A. Vincett." 12 x 8 1/2 inches, brown fabrikoid-covered boards, gilt lettering on spine and front board, endpapers illustrated with maps, 114 pp., beautiful color photographs on virtually every page (many full-page), striking desert scenery (some of it reminicent of the Southwest U.S.), accompanying text with scientific names, common names in English and Arabic, range, etc. Book fine. Dustcover near fine (very minor chipping/rubbing focally at spine, else fine). The author was born and educated in Surrey, England. Her first book.(3214019). Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine., Printed in Italy by Tipostile S.R.L. Milan, 1977., 1977, 4.5, Transworld Arabian Library, Riyadh; Stacey International, London; 1984., 1984 First edition (no additional printings indicated). 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches, brown fabrikoid-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 160 pp., stunning color photographs on virtually every page, extensive descriptive information in a highly readable form, as well as scientific classification. Book and dustcover fine. Foreword by H.R.H. The Prince Khalid al Faisal bin Abdul Aziz. "Torben Larsen is a Dane who grew up in India. It was there that he developed his lasting interest in natural history, especially butterflies, upon which he is now an internationally respected authority." In the Introduction the author begins, "Surely there are no butterflies in Arabia! This statement was encountered so many times in the course of writing this book that it might be used as the subtitle. But nothing could be farther from the truth. No fewer than 147 species of butteflies are found in Arabia and more await discovery. Many are as large, beautiful and interesting as those found in any other part of the world."(3214019). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine., Transworld Arabian Library, Riyadh; Stacey International, London; 1984., 1984, 5, 2008. First Edition. Hardback.. Very good.. 4to. 177 pp. Original publisher's black cloth boards. Three-quarter photographic dust jacket as seen. Colour and black & white photographs / illustrations throughout. Some scuffs to front board, otherwise a very good copy indeed. ISBN: 9780956114617, 2008, 3, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Sarawat Printer, 2005. First Edition. 1st Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. L 4to 9.75 - 12'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Jacket Condition: Fine. Sarawat Printer, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2005. First Edition. 1st Printing. 161 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Size: L 4to 9.75 - 12'' tall. Aseer is in a remote part of Saudi Arabia. Travel::Contemporary Art::Photography/Geographic/Travel Art::Photography by Artist History::Middle East 6119L 6119L, Sarawat Printer, 2005, 5, Somogy Art Publishers / Freer Sackler et al, 2010. First edition, first printing. An amazing book showcasing art. Edited by a number of renowned editors in the field. Historical and artistic commentary. Terrific photographs from the field and innumerable artifacts found on the journey. Becoming scarce in this near fine condition. Very clsoe to fine bold pictorial cloth boards issued without dustjacket. Gift quality, Somogy Art Publishers / Freer Sackler et al, 2010, 0, Washington, DC: United States Air Force, Air Force History and Museums Program, 2008. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Good. xix, [3], 276 pages. Illustrations (Maps and Diagrams). Photographs. Biographical Sketches. Notes. Sources. Index. DJ has some wear, soiling, and edge tears and chips. The author is a historian, educator, and writer. He has been with the Air Force History Support Office, Washington, DC, historian, 1980- to the present. He is also a lecturer at the U.S. Defense Department's Joint Military Intelligence College and was appointed as a fellow to the Grady McWhiney Research Foundation. The Khobar Towers bombing was a terrorist attack on part of a housing complex in the city of Khobar, Saudi Arabia, located near the national oil company (Saudi Aramco) headquarters of Dhahran and nearby King Abdulaziz Air Base on June 25, 1996. Khobar Towers was being used as quarters for Coalition forces who were assigned to Operation Southern Watch, a no-fly zone operation in southern Iraq, as part of the Iraqi no-fly zones. A truck bomb was detonated adjacent to Building #131, an eight-story structure housing members of the United States Air Force's 4404th Wing (Provisional), primarily from a deployed rescue squadron and deployed fighter squadron. In all, 19 U.S. Air Force personnel and a Saudi local were killed and 498 of many nationalities were wounded. The official June 25, 1996, statement by the United States named members of Hezbollah Al-Hejaz (English: "Party of God in the Hijaz") as responsible. In 2006, a U.S. court found Iran and Hezbollah guilty of orchestrating the attack., United States Air Force, Air Force History and Museums Program, 2008, 2.75, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2005. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good [pages somewhat 'off white']/Very good. Paul A. Souders (Jacket Photograph), Giel ten Bosc. xxii, [2], 422, [2] pages. Map. Illustrations, Notes. Bibliography. Index. Name of previous owner, Shirley Neff, in ink on fep. Inscribed by the author on the half-title. Inscription reads: June 2005 Shirles. I admire your work to alert people on the real energy issues. Warm regards Mat. This is believed to have been inscribed to the Shirley Neff who was on the staff of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee from Jan 1996 to Mar 2003 (7 years 3 months) where she was responsible for oil and gas, international energy policies, climate change, energy taxes issues. Includes Preface, and Acknowledgments. Part One: From Bedouin to Bourgeoisie; Part Two: The Ebbing of the Saudi Oil Bounty; Part Three: Giants at the Tipping Point; Part Four--Twilight in the Desert. Also includes Appendix A: Methodology; Appendix B: Supporting Technical Data; and Appendix C: The 1974 and 1979 Senate Hearings, Matthew Roy Simmons (April 7, 1943 - August 8, 2010) was founder of Simmons & Company International, and was a prominent figure in the field of peak oil. Simmons was motivated by the 1973 energy crisis to create an investment banking firm catering to oil companies. He served as an energy adviser to U.S. President George W. Bush and was a member of the National Petroleum Council and the Council on Foreign Relations. Simmons wrote Twilight in the Desert. His examination of oil reserve decline rates helped raise awareness of the unreliability of Middle East oil reserves. Simmons believed that the Club of Rome's report, The Limits to Growth, is more accurate than usually acknowledged. This is a book about Saudi Arabia's oil. It analyzes the present condition of the Saudi Arabian oil exploration and production industry, and it details the real story about the small number of rapidly aging giant and super-giant fields that account for almost all of the oil produced within the kingdom. It asks, as a matter of greatest urgency, whether Saudi Arabia will be able to deliver over the next several decades the oil supplies that the world's consuming nations have come to depend on. Twilight in the Desert reveals a Saudi oil and production industry that could soon approach a serious, irreversible decline. In this exhaustively researched book, veteran oil industry analyst Matthew Simmons draws on his three-plus decades of insider experience and more than 200 independently produced reports about Saudi petroleum resources and production operations. He uncovers a story about Saudi Arabia's troubled oil industry, not to mention its political and societal instability, which differs sharply from the globally accepted Saudi version. It's a story that is provocative and disturbing, based on undeniable facts, but until now never told in its entirety. Twilight in the Desert answers all readers' questions about Saudi oil and production industries with keen examination instead of unsubstantiated posturing, and takes its place as one of the most important books of this still-young century., John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2005, 3, London: PRC Publishing Ltd, 2002. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Format is approximately 9.25 inches by 12.25 inches and is about 1.25 inches thick. 448 pages. Glossary. Chronology. Illustrations (some in color). DJ is in a plastic sleeve. This is a heavy book and additional shipping charges will be required if sent outside of the United States. Philip Gutzman is a multiple-tour Vietnam veteran who served in 3 of the 4 Corps areas in Vietnam. He commanded one of the first tank companies assigned there in 1965-1966, and was also assigned as an advisor in I Corps, where he served with the Vietnamese Special Forces during their conversion to ARVN Rangers in 1969-1970. He has authored other works, such a a book of military slang and acronyms entitled A Dictionary of Military, Defense Contractore, and Troop Slang Acronyms. Philip Gutzman enlisted, United States Army, 1955-1962; second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1962; advanced through grades to major, United States Army, 1970; Progressed to a logistics engineering career with General Dynamics Land Systems and their Superior vena cava efforts, including service in Saudi Arabia. He later became a senior consultant, Shipley Associations, Boise and an Adjunct Professor management Boise State University. The Vietnam War produced a quarter century of violence in faraway swamps and home-front streets, and it still haunts America's view of the world. Take a look back at every aspect of that turbulent era in a visual encyclopedia of over 500 extraordinary photos and alphabetized entries. The breadth of content and size of this massive illustrated volume will stun you with its completeness. The bloodiest battles and the most complex campaigns, the deadliest weapons of air, land, and sea, the heroes and villains, the military leaders and political powers from both sides, receive an A-to-Z treatment from all the experts and all world's best photographers. You'll once again see the angry protesters and patriotic commentators who fueled passions on both sides. Coverage starts in 1950 with post-World War II upheavals, and ends in 1975 with Hanoi's final takeover. Special feature: a blow-by-blow chronology chart of all major military and political events. Photos range from documenting of personnel, tanks, planes, and ships displaying their special insignias to graphic, award-winning scenes of horrific agonies suffered by combatants and innocents alike., PRC Publishing Ltd, 2002, 3<
