Webb willard cole ronald (8 risultati)

Condizione: very good. 28 cm, 221, wraps, illus. (some in color), very minor marks to covers. Foreword by Gen. John Shalikashvilli, Chair of the Joint Chiefs.

Condizione: Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket (US history, military history) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Condizione: Good. Good condition. (Generals, Armed Forces, Admirals) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condizione: very good. 28 cm, 221, illus. (some in color), appendices, notes, slight soiling to boards. Foreword by Gen. John Shalikashvilli, Chair of the Joint Chiefs.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 184 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.46 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. 1st. 1st ed. 159p. Photos. General essays on the role of the JCS plus Eleven biographies of the Generals and Admirals who have held this post. Red cloth. Heavy. New copy. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 29 cm. x, 159, [3] pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (some color). Four Appendices. Notes. Foreword by Lieutenant General Hansford T. Johnson, Director, Joint Staff. Mr. Webb was chief of the JCS Historical Division before retiring in 1993. He wrote about the organizational development of the joint chiefs, as well as producing several volumes about the JCS and the Vietnam War. For his work, he received the Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Award. Mr. Webb continued to use his knowledge of history and architecture in retirement. He wrote articles for the Arlington Historical Magazine and wrote a book with his wife. Published in 2003, "Glebe Houses of Colonial Virginia" described the surviving homes that had once been provided to ministers by local parishes. Dr. Cole was also a historian with the Joint Staff. This includes brief biographies of: Omar Nelson Bradley, Arthur William Radford, Nathan Farragut Twining, Lyman Louis Lemnitzer, Maxwell Davenport Taylor, Earle Gilmore Wheeler, Thomas Hinman Moorer, George Scratchley Brown, David Charles Jones, John William Vesley, Jr., William James Crown, Jr. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is, by U.S. law, the highest-ranking and senior-most military officer in the United States Armed Forces and is the principal military advisor to the President, the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense. While the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff outranks all other commissioned officers, they are prohibited by law from having operational command authority over the armed forces; however, the Chairman does assist the President and the Secretary of Defense in exercising their command functions.…

Condizione: New. Print on Demand.