About Face: the Odyssey of an American Warrior

Colonel David H. Hackworth, and Julie Sherman

ISBN 10: 0671526928 / ISBN 13: 9780671526924

Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 1989

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First Edition (1989) ; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ in a Very Good DJ: The Book shows a hint of shelf-rubbing to the bottom edge of the military green with black quarter-cloth boards; the upper rear corner tip is mildly bumped; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and a minor unobtrusive imperfection. Not far from 'As New'. The DJ shows some small nicks and snags along the top edge of the front panel and some fairly heavy creasing along the top edge of the rear panel; the price is intact. Bright, clean and intact, but not without flaw. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 2.15 inches) . Appendix. Maps. Extensive Notes, Glossary, Index. Introduction by Ward Just. Language: English. Weight: 47.4 ounces. Hardcover with DJ. Colonel David H. Hackworth (1930 2005) was a United States Army officer and journalist, who was decorated in both the Korean War and Vietnam War. Hackworth is known for his role in the formation and command of Tiger Force, a military unit from the 101st Airborne Division that used guerrilla warfare tactics against Viet Cong in South Vietnam. He was youngest US colonel in Vietnam at the time of his promotion. He was described by General Creighton Abrams, who commanded all US military operations from 1968 to 1972 in Vietnam, as "the best battalion commander I ever saw in the United States Army." ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 875 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: About Face: the Odyssey of an American Warrior
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671526928
• ISBN 13: 9780671526924
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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.