About Face

About Face

By Colonel David H. Hackworth (US Army, Ret.), and Julie Sherman
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“A daydream of battlefield glory come true.”

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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.

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  1. kentbateman
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    Inspiring

    – In a world where patriotism is a much needed value, Colonel Hackworth has written a memoir of the war memoir that reminds us of how valuable such a principal is. Devoting all his life from 15 to 40 in the Army, he becomes what heroism is all about. Then, he seems to have an epiphany when he appears on television in ’71 and makes the case for the unwinnable war in Vietnam. He lives the life of a career Army man and then effectively disowns it due to the insufferable number of betrayals he’s experienced. Sadly, Colonel Hackworth died some years ago, for his courage and military insights could surely be of value today in the war torn Middle East. Wonderful, inspiring book as read by John Pruden. A recommend with no hesitation.

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