Defence or Retaliation: A German Contribution to the Consideration of NATO's Strategic Problem Helmut Schmidt
1962. First Edition Thus. 264 pages. Black and purple dust jacket over black cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to half title page. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Splits to spine ends. Small marks overall. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Noticeable rubbing to surfaces.