Once Upon a Distant War
David Halberstam, Neil Sheehan, Peter Arnett--Young War Correspondents and Their Early Vietnam Battles
Published on 27. August 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
576 pages
978-0-679-77265-1 (ISBN)
Description
Once Upon a Distance War tells the stories of such young Vietnam war correspondents as Neil Sheehan, Peter Arnett, and David Halberstam, providing a riveting chronicle of high adventure and brutal slapstick, gallantry and cynicism, as well as a vital addition to the history they shaped. "Prochnau . . . tells a Vietnam story we haven't heard before. . . . Complex, witty, and humane."--Tobias Wolff. of photos.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
711 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-679-77265-1 (9780679772651)
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William Prochnau
Once Upon a Distant War
David Halberstam, Neil Sheehan, Peter Arnett--Young War Correspondents and TheirEarly Vientnam Battles
E-Book
11/2019
Vintage
€9.99
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Person
William Prochnau and Laura Parker wrote collaborative articles for Vanity Fair, where Prochnau was a contributing editor. Prochnau, a former national correspondent for The Washington Post, was the author of three acclaimed books. He died in 2018.