This is the autobiography of David Hackworth - America's most decorated living soldier. In this book the author describes his participation in many of the major Cold War flashpoints, from Korea to the Berlin Wall, from the Cuban Missile Crisis to six years in Vietnam. At the height of the Vietnam war he conducted an explosive live-television denouncement of the army's leadership in Vietnam which brought about the end of his military career.

About Face

Julie Sherman

David H. Hackworth

Pan Books

Called “everything a twentieth century war memoir could possibly be” by The New York Times, this national bestseller by Colonel David H. Hackworth presents a vivid and powerful portrait of a life of patriotism. From age fifteen to forty David Hackworth devoted himself to the US Army and fast became a living legend. In 1971, however, he appeared on television to decry the doomed war effort in Vietnam. With About Face, he has written what 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 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.

About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior

Biographies & Memoirs

Colonel David H. Hackworth

Historical

Touchstone

About Face: Odyssey of an American Warrior

Leaders & Notable People

Simon&Schuster

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