Bibliograph

About face, David H. Hackworth and Julie Sherman

Type

Label

About face, David H. Hackworth and Julie Sherman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

About face

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

19130584

Responsibility statement

David H. Hackworth and Julie Sherman

Summary

Chronicles the military career of America's most decorated living soldier, from his enlistment of age fifteen, through his service in Vietnam, where his growing disillusionment with American policies led to his post-war exile in Australia

Table Of Contents

Author's note -- Introduction / by Ward Just -- 6 February 1951 -- Brown shoes -- Hit and run -- The wolfhounds -- By the direction of the president -- The only game in town -- Hill 400 -- They don't have cobwebs in Korea -- Don't look back -- Black shoes -- This ain't the Army, Mr. Jones -- The vanguards -- Screaming eagles -- Tim's traveling trouble -- The year of the horse -- Box seat -- Corporate headquarters -- Death row -- Hardcore -- Born to lose -- A law unto himself -- "Issues and answers" -- A handful of ashes -- Epilogue

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