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. Author's Note Introduction Part 1: - 1 2 3 4 4-Continued 4-Continued 5 5-Continued 6 6-Continued 7 8 9 9-Continued 9-Continued 10 10-Continued 11 12 12-Continued 12-Continued Part 2: - 13 13-Continued 14 14-Continued 15 15-Continued 16 16-Continued 17 17-Continued 18 19 19-Continued 19-Continued 20 20-Continued 21 21-Continued 22 23 Epilogue Epilogue-Continued Appendix "A daydream of battlefield glory come true." "Starling and important insights on American Values in war and peace." "Honest, extremely intelligent, and perhaps the best military leader this country has had since Patton." "The engrossing autobiography of a fierce and fiercely outspoken warrior." "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." "An exceptional warrior…A warrior's heart."
