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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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"""An exceptional warrior...A warrior's heart."" -- ""Washington Post Book World"" ""A daydream of battlefield glory come true."" -- ""New York Times"" ""America's most decorated living soldier tells his life story in formidable detail with outstanding battlefield realism. Colonel Hackworth left the Army and went into exile over the conduct of the Vietnam War...Earnest and self-revealing...A rousing good book which will be useful to military professionals as well."" -- ""Library Journal"" ""Honest, extremely intelligent, and perhaps the best military leader this country has had since Patton."" -- ""Philadelphia Inquirer"" ""Starling and important insights on American Values in war and peace."" -- ""San Francisco Chronicle"" ""The engrossing autobiography of a fierce and fiercely outspoken warrior."" -- ""Publishers Weekly"""

An exceptional warrior...A warrior's heart. -- Washington Post Book World America's most decorated living soldier tells his life story in formidable detail with outstanding battlefield realism. Colonel Hackworth left the Army and went into exile over the conduct of the Vietnam War...Earnest and self-revealing...A rousing good book which will be useful to military professionals as well. -- Library Journal The engrossing autobiography of a fierce and fiercely outspoken warrior. -- Publishers Weekly Honest, extremely intelligent, and perhaps the best military leader this country has had since Patton. -- Philadelphia Inquirer Starling and important insights on American Values in war and peace. -- San Francisco Chronicle A daydream of battlefield glory come true. -- New York Times

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After a twenty-five-year military career and 110 medals, Colonel David H. Hackworth chose a life of self-imposed exile in Australia for eighteen years before returning to the United States in 1989. He is the author of three other books, Hazardous Duty, The Price of Honor, and Steel My Soldiers' Hearts. He died in 2005. John Pruden is an Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator. His exposure to many people, places, and experiences throughout his life provides a deep creative well from which he draws his narrative and vocal characterizations. His narration of The Killing of Crazy Horse by Thomas Powers was chosen by the Washington Post as a Best Audiobook of 2010.

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