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War Games: the Secret World of the Creators, Players, and Policy Makers Rehearsing World War III Today - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Allen, Thomas B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0070011958
- ISBN 13
- 9780070011953
- Seller
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About This Item
New York, St. Louis, San Francisco, Toronto, Hamburg, Mexico: McGraw-Hill Book Company. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0070011958 . A attractive first edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition with blind stamp to front free end paper, cocked spine, and minor soiling to upper roar board in Near Fine dust-jacket with light soiling to upper rear panel and minor edgewear; Allen's book is a comprehensive history of World War III simulations, from the earliest days of the Cold War to the present. He tells the story of the people who have created and played these games, as well as the policymakers who have used them to rehearse strategies for waging war. The book is full of fascinating anecdotes and reveals the surprising ways that war games have influenced real-world events.; 8vo; FSA .
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- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30180
- Title
- War Games: the Secret World of the Creators, Players, and Policy Makers Rehearsing World War III Today - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Allen, Thomas B
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0070011958
- ISBN 13
- 9780070011953
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, St. Louis, San Francisco, Toronto, Hamburg, Mexico
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Thriller,
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