About Face: The Odyssey Of An American Warrior
He joined the army at 15 and is today America's most decorated living soldier. In one of the most extraordinary military memoirs of our time, About Face chronicles the wars of David H. Hackworth--from World War II to his opposition to U.S. tactics and goals in Vietnam. Photographs.
He joined the army at 15 and is today America's most decorated living soldier. In one of the most extraordinary military memoirs of our time, About Face chronicles the wars of David H. Hackworth--from World War II to his opposition to U.S. tactics and goals in Vietnam. Photographs.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780671695347 (0671695347)
ASIN: 671695347
Publish date: April 15th 1990
Publisher: Touchstone/Simon & Schuster
Pages no: 896
Edition language: English
A bit long, I thought at the time I read it. (Actually I did not finish it) Maybe I should give it a second try . . . .
Colonel David Hackworth is one of America's most decorated soldiers. He was a "mustang," an officer who came up through the ranks. In Hackworth's case he was commissioned on the Korean battlefield. His book describes his love affair with the army, and how he felt our actions in Vietnam destroyed th...