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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grove Press, 2000

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  • Sprache: Englisch

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  • Sprache: Englisch

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    Verlag: Grove Press, 2000

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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grove Press, 2000

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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grove Press, 2000

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    Paperback. Zustand: Good. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Lewis B. Puller, Jr.'s memoir is a moving story of a man born into a proud military legacy who struggles to rebuild his world after the Vietnam War has shattered his body and his ideals. Raised in the shadow of his father, Marine General Lewis B. Chesty Puller, a hero of five wars, young Lewis went to Southeast Asia at the height of the Vietnam War and served with distinction as an officer in his father's beloved Corps. But when he tripped a booby-trapped howitzer round, triggering an explosion that would cost him his legs, his career as a soldier ended, and the battle to reclaim his life began.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grove Press, 2000

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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Bantam Books, 1996

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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grove Press, 2000

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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grove Press, 2000

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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grove Press, 2000

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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grove Press 4/19/2000, 2000

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    Paperback or Softback. Zustand: New. Fortunate Son: The Healing of a Vietnam Vet. Book.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Bantam Books/ Published by Arrangement with Grove Weidenfeld, New York, Toronto, ON, Canada, London, et al., 1993

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    Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Like New. Bantam Edition/ February 1993. 454 pp. Clean, fresh copy with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text. Single crease on spine.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, US, 2000

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    Paperback. Zustand: New. This Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir written "with simplicity and candor, with touches of spontaneous humor" is a moving story of a man born into a proud military legacy who struggles to rebuild his world after the Vietnam War has shattered his body and his ideals. (The New York Times Book Review)Lewis B. Puller, Jr.-the son of "Chesty" Puller, a hero of World War II and the Korean War and the most decorated marine in the corps history-grew up in a family whose strongest tradition was that of serving one's country. Upon graduation from college at the height of the Vietnam War, young Lewis almost inevitably joined the Marine Corps, and his firm intention of commanding infantry troops was fulfilled with a tour of duty in Vietnam in the summer of 1968. A few months later, he returned home to his wife and soon-to-be-born child missing his left leg above the knee, his right leg at the torso, most of his left hand, and a thumb and a finger of his right hand.Lewis Puller would never walk again, though he would complete law school, serve on President Ford's Clemency Board, and run for Congress from Virginia. He would also live with nightmares about his wounding in Vietnam, daytime horrors of feeling that he had been "used up and discarded" and a growing dependence on alcohol. But amid his struggles both mental and physical, Lewis Puller's greatest challenge was to wrestle with his father's legacy, to attempt to come to terms with both its honor and its snares: "If I could now summon the courage to forgive my government, to forgive those whose views and actions concerning the war differed from mine, and to forgive myself, I could perhaps move into the present, attain a degree of serenity, and find the reason for which I had been spared, first in Vietnam and then a second time, an alcoholic death."Lewis Puller's is a story of the contradictory forces of family tradition and individual experience, and the strains of deep feeling-personal, political, and professional-that have riven our country for almost two decades and that still play themselves out among hundreds of thousands of veterans. Lewis Puller has overcome physical and psychological obstacles that few have faced: fewer still have told their stories more openly, more honestly, or more devastatingly.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Bantam Books, New York, 1993

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    Zustand: good. Eighth Printing. pocket paperbk, 454, wraps, index, some wear to cover and spine edges, text slightly darkenedThe son of a hero of World War II and the Korean War who was the most decorated Marine in the Corp's history, the author inevitably joined the Marines and entered the war in Vietnam. He returned from Vietnam missing both legs and parts of both hands.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grove Press, 2000

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  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 2000

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    Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. This Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir written "with simplicity and candor, with touches of spontaneous humor" is a moving story of a man born into a proud military legacy who struggles to rebuild his world after the Vietnam War has shattered his body and his ideals. (The New York Times Book Review)Lewis B. Puller, Jr.the son of Chesty Puller, a hero of World War II and the Korean War and the most decorated marine in the corps historygrew up in a family whose strongest tradition was that of serving ones country. Upon graduation from college at the height of the Vietnam War, young Lewis almost inevitably joined the Marine Corps, and his firm intention of commanding infantry troops was fulfilled with a tour of duty in Vietnam in the summer of 1968. A few months later, he returned home to his wife and soon-to-be-born child missing his left leg above the knee, his right leg at the torso, most of his left hand, and a thumb and a finger of his right hand.Lewis Puller would never walk again, though he would complete law school, serve on President Fords Clemency Board, and run for Congress from Virginia. He would also live with nightmares about his wounding in Vietnam, daytime horrors of feeling that he had been used up and discarded and a growing dependence on alcohol. But amid his struggles both mental and physical, Lewis Pullers greatest challenge was to wrestle with his fathers legacy, to attempt to come to terms with both its honor and its snares: If I could now summon the courage to forgive my government, to forgive those whose views and actions concerning the war differed from mine, and to forgive myself, I could perhaps move into the present, attain a degree of serenity, and find the reason for which I had been spared, first in Vietnam and then a second time, an alcoholic death.Lewis Pullers is a story of the contradictory forces of family tradition and individual experience, and the strains of deep feelingpersonal, political, and professionalthat have riven our country for almost two decades and that still play themselves out among hundreds of thousands of veterans. Lewis Puller has overcome physical and psychological obstacles that few have faced: fewer still have told their stories more openly, more honestly, or more devastatingly. When Lewis Puller tripped a booby-trapped howitzer round in Vietnam, triggering a explosion that would cost him his legs, his career as a soldier ended--and the battle to reclaim his life began. "An extraordinary story of survival. And of love."--Mary Jordan, "The Washington Post." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grove Press, 2000

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    Paperback. Zustand: good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED20th Century American History - Vietnam War; Good trade paperback with creasing, stained edges and pages, nicked, and prompt shipping with tracking.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, US, 2000

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    Paperback. Zustand: New. This Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir written "with simplicity and candor, with touches of spontaneous humor" is a moving story of a man born into a proud military legacy who struggles to rebuild his world after the Vietnam War has shattered his body and his ideals. (The New York Times Book Review)Lewis B. Puller, Jr.-the son of "Chesty" Puller, a hero of World War II and the Korean War and the most decorated marine in the corps history-grew up in a family whose strongest tradition was that of serving one's country. Upon graduation from college at the height of the Vietnam War, young Lewis almost inevitably joined the Marine Corps, and his firm intention of commanding infantry troops was fulfilled with a tour of duty in Vietnam in the summer of 1968. A few months later, he returned home to his wife and soon-to-be-born child missing his left leg above the knee, his right leg at the torso, most of his left hand, and a thumb and a finger of his right hand.Lewis Puller would never walk again, though he would complete law school, serve on President Ford's Clemency Board, and run for Congress from Virginia. He would also live with nightmares about his wounding in Vietnam, daytime horrors of feeling that he had been "used up and discarded" and a growing dependence on alcohol. But amid his struggles both mental and physical, Lewis Puller's greatest challenge was to wrestle with his father's legacy, to attempt to come to terms with both its honor and its snares: "If I could now summon the courage to forgive my government, to forgive those whose views and actions concerning the war differed from mine, and to forgive myself, I could perhaps move into the present, attain a degree of serenity, and find the reason for which I had been spared, first in Vietnam and then a second time, an alcoholic death."Lewis Puller's is a story of the contradictory forces of family tradition and individual experience, and the strains of deep feeling-personal, political, and professional-that have riven our country for almost two decades and that still play themselves out among hundreds of thousands of veterans. Lewis Puller has overcome physical and psychological obstacles that few have faced: fewer still have told their stories more openly, more honestly, or more devastatingly.

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    Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grove Weidenfeld, New York, 1991

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    Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Book Club Edition. This is a trade paperback Book Club Edition from the publisher; it has the same copyright info. as the 1st ed., 6th printing hardcover. Like new inside and out except for faint handling/shelving wear; retains a strong and supple spine.

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    Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grove Weidenfeld, New York, 1991

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    Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st ed., 1st printing - Square, strong, and completely unmarked text with toning at text block edges and a small notation from a previous owner inside on front free end paper. Dust jacket, in Brodart protective sleeve, neither faded nor price clipped ($21.95) with moderate shelving wear including some light creasing on back cover.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grove Press, 2000

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    Paperback. Zustand: New. This Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir written "with simplicity and candor, with touches of spontaneous humor" is a moving story of a man born into a proud military legacy who struggles to rebuild his world after the Vietnam War has shattered his body and his ideals. (The New York Times Book Review)Lewis B. Puller, Jr.-the son of "Chesty" Puller, a hero of World War II and the Korean War and the most decorated marine in the corps history-grew up in a family whose strongest tradition was that of serving one's country. Upon graduation from college at the height of the Vietnam War, young Lewis almost inevitably joined the Marine Corps, and his firm intention of commanding infantry troops was fulfilled with a tour of duty in Vietnam in the summer of 1968. A few months later, he returned home to his wife and soon-to-be-born child missing his left leg above the knee, his right leg at the torso, most of his left hand, and a thumb and a finger of his right hand.Lewis Puller would never walk again, though he would complete law school, serve on President Ford's Clemency Board, and run for Congress from Virginia. He would also live with nightmares about his wounding in Vietnam, daytime horrors of feeling that he had been "used up and discarded" and a growing dependence on alcohol. But amid his struggles both mental and physical, Lewis Puller's greatest challenge was to wrestle with his father's legacy, to attempt to come to terms with both its honor and its snares: "If I could now summon the courage to forgive my government, to forgive those whose views and actions concerning the war differed from mine, and to forgive myself, I could perhaps move into the present, attain a degree of serenity, and find the reason for which I had been spared, first in Vietnam and then a second time, an alcoholic death."Lewis Puller's is a story of the contradictory forces of family tradition and individual experience, and the strains of deep feeling-personal, political, and professional-that have riven our country for almost two decades and that still play themselves out among hundreds of thousands of veterans. Lewis Puller has overcome physical and psychological obstacles that few have faced: fewer still have told their stories more openly, more honestly, or more devastatingly.

  • Sprache: Englisch

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    Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnWinner of the Pulitzer Prize, Lewis B. Puller, Jr. s memoir is a moving story of a man born into a proud military legacy who struggles to rebuild his world after the Vietnam War has shattered his body and his ideals. Raised i.

  • Sprache: Englisch

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    Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir written 'with simplicity and candor, with touches of spontaneous humor' is a moving story of a man born into a proud military legacy who struggles to rebuild his world after the Vietnam War has shattered his body and his ideals. (The New York Times Book Review)Lewis B. Puller, Jr.the son of "Chesty" Puller, a hero of World War II and the Korean War and the most decorated marine in the corps historygrew up in a family whose strongest tradition was that of serving one's country. Upon graduation from college at the height of the Vietnam War, young Lewis almost inevitably joined the Marine Corps, and his firm intention of commanding infantry troops was fulfilled with a tour of duty in Vietnam in the summer of 1968. A few months later, he returned home to his wife and soon-to-be-born child missing his left leg above the knee, his right leg at the torso, most of his left hand, and a thumb and a finger of his right hand.Lewis Puller would never walk again, though he would complete law school, serve on President Ford's Clemency Board, and run for Congress from Virginia. He would also live with nightmares about his wounding in Vietnam, daytime horrors of feeling that he had been "used up and discarded" and a growing dependence on alcohol. But amid his struggles both mental and physical, Lewis Puller's greatest challenge was to wrestle with his father's legacy, to attempt to come to terms with both its honor and its snares: "If I could now summon the courage to forgive my government, to forgive those whose views and actions concerning the war differed from mine, and to forgive myself, I could perhaps move into the present, attain a degree of serenity, and find the reason for which I had been spared, first in Vietnam and then a second time, an alcoholic death."Lewis Puller's is a story of the contradictory forces of family tradition and individual experience, and the strains of deep feelingpersonal, political, and professionalthat have riven our country for almost two decades and that still play themselves out among hundreds of thousands of veterans. Lewis Puller has overcome physical and psychological obstacles that few have faced: fewer still have told their stories more openly, more honestly, or more devastatingly.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grove Press, 2000

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    paperback. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

  • Sprache: Englisch

    Verlag: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 2000

    0802136907 / 9780802136909

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    Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. This Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir written "with simplicity and candor, with touches of spontaneous humor" is a moving story of a man born into a proud military legacy who struggles to rebuild his world after the Vietnam War has shattered his body and his ideals. (The New York Times Book Review)Lewis B. Puller, Jr.the son of Chesty Puller, a hero of World War II and the Korean War and the most decorated marine in the corps historygrew up in a family whose strongest tradition was that of serving ones country. Upon graduation from college at the height of the Vietnam War, young Lewis almost inevitably joined the Marine Corps, and his firm intention of commanding infantry troops was fulfilled with a tour of duty in Vietnam in the summer of 1968. A few months later, he returned home to his wife and soon-to-be-born child missing his left leg above the knee, his right leg at the torso, most of his left hand, and a thumb and a finger of his right hand.Lewis Puller would never walk again, though he would complete law school, serve on President Fords Clemency Board, and run for Congress from Virginia. He would also live with nightmares about his wounding in Vietnam, daytime horrors of feeling that he had been used up and discarded and a growing dependence on alcohol. But amid his struggles both mental and physical, Lewis Pullers greatest challenge was to wrestle with his fathers legacy, to attempt to come to terms with both its honor and its snares: If I could now summon the courage to forgive my government, to forgive those whose views and actions concerning the war differed from mine, and to forgive myself, I could perhaps move into the present, attain a degree of serenity, and find the reason for which I had been spared, first in Vietnam and then a second time, an alcoholic death.Lewis Pullers is a story of the contradictory forces of family tradition and individual experience, and the strains of deep feelingpersonal, political, and professionalthat have riven our country for almost two decades and that still play themselves out among hundreds of thousands of veterans. Lewis Puller has overcome physical and psychological obstacles that few have faced: fewer still have told their stories more openly, more honestly, or more devastatingly. When Lewis Puller tripped a booby-trapped howitzer round in Vietnam, triggering a explosion that would cost him his legs, his career as a soldier ended--and the battle to reclaim his life began. "An extraordinary story of survival. And of love."--Mary Jordan, "The Washington Post." Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.