{"product_id":"about-face-david-h-hackworth-9781982144043","title":"About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior","description":"\u003cb\u003eCalled \"everything a war memoir could possibly be\" by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, this all-time classic of the military memoir genre now includes a new forward from bestselling author and retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether he was fifteen years old or forty, David Hackworth devoted his life to the US Army and quickly became a living legend. However, he appeared on TV in 1971 to decry the doomed war effort in Vietnam. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Korea to Berlin and the Cuban missile crisis to Vietnam, Hackworth's story is that of an exemplary patriot, played against the backdrop of the changing fortunes of America and the US military. This memoir\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis the stunning indictment of the Pentagon's fundamental misunderstanding of the Vietnam conflict and of the bureaucracy of self-interest that fueled the war. With \u003ci\u003eAbout Face\u003c\/i\u003e, Hackworth has written what many Vietnam veterans have called the most important book of their generation and presents a vivid and powerful portrait of patriotism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David H. Hackworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1982144041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982144043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.50d","brand":"David H. Hackworth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053779316991,"sku":"9781982144043","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ea5d2b3-ebec-43fa-860f-91defb584f4b.jpg?v=1685026218","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/about-face-david-h-hackworth-9781982144043","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}