About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Hackworth, David H.; Sherman, Julie

Verlag: A Touchstone Book / Simon & Schuster, New York, 1989

Fine unread condition color photographic softcover wraps. Includes Author Dedication; Authors' Note; Introduction by Ward Just, September 1988; Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Glossary; and Index. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographs and two-page frontispiece maps of Korea and Vietnam. The national bestseller. "Everything a 20th century war rmemoir could possibly be - a daydream of battlefield glory come true." - The New York Times. "The national bestseller by Colonel David H. Hackworth - the youngest full colonel in Vietnam, and to this day America's most decorated living soldier. From age fifteen to forty David Hackworth devoted himself to the U.S. Army and he fast became a living legend. In 1971, however, he appeared on television to decry the doomed war effort in Vietnam. Now, in About Face, he has written and autobiography which many Vietnam veterans have called the most important book of their generation. 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 Amereican military. It is also a stunning indictment - of the Pentagon's fundamental misunderstanding of the VIetnam conflict, and of the bureaucracy and self-interest that fueled that lost war." - from the rear outer cover. "An exceptional warrior .a soldier's soldier." - The Washington Post Book World. "Honest, extremely intelligent and perhaps the best military leader this country has had since Patton." - The Philadelphia Inquirer. "Startling and important insights on AMerican values in war and peace." - San Francisco Chronicle. "After a 25-year military career and 110 medals, Colonel David H. Hackworth conse a life of self-imposed exile in Australia. He will soon return to live in the United States as an adviser to the Army. Julie Sherman is an American screenwriter living in Australia." - from the rear outer cover. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 005996

Bibliografische Details

Titel: About Face: The Odyssey of an American ...
Verlag: A Touchstone Book / Simon & Schuster, New York
Erscheinungsdatum: 1989
Einband: Soft cover
Illustrator: Robert Anthony Inc. (cover design); Bahrt, Irv (cover photograph); Estrada, Sigrid (inside rear cover photograph)
Zustand: Fine
Auflage: 1st Edition