
About Face
The Odyssey of an American Warrior
David Hackworth(Author)
Simon & Schuster (Publisher)
Published on 29. September 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
912 pages
978-1-9821-4404-3 (ISBN)
Description
"Whether he was fifteen years old or forty, David Hackworth devoted himself to the U.S. Army and quickly became a living legend. In 1971, however, he appeared on television to decry the doomed war effort in Vietnam. From Korea to Berlin, from the Cuban missile crisis to Vietnam, Hackworth's story is that of an exemplary patriot, played out against the backdrop of the changing fortunes of America and the American military. It is also a stunning indictment of the Pentagon's fundamental misunderstanding of the Vietnam conflict and of the bureaucracy of self-interest that fueled the war. With About Face, Hackworth has written what many Vietnam veterans have called the most important book of their generation."--Back cover.
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Edition
Reissue ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 39 mm
Weight
926 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-9821-4404-3 (9781982144043)
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E-Book
09/2020
Avid Reader Press
€20.76
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Person
Colonel David H. Hackworth served in the military for twenty-five years and received 110 medals for his service. He is the author of About Face, Hazardous Duty, The Price of Honor, and Steel My Soldiers’ Hearts. He died in 2005.