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Called “everything a war memoir could possibly be” by The New York Times, this all-time classic of the military memoir genre now includes a new forward from bestselling author and retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink. Whether 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. From 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 is 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 About Face, 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.

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 fuelled the war.Heavily decorated Colonel Hackworth narrates his life and disillusionment during Vietnam. Orphaned before he was a year old, he found his home at 15 in the Army. In Korea, heroism gave him a battlefield commission at 20. During the Cold War, he commanded at the Berlin wall and the Cuban missile crises. But Vietnam led to disillusionment.

Captain Sandy Caine has always been haunted by the mystery of his father's cowardice in Vietnam, and together with reporter Abigail Mancini, he begins investigating circumstances that some people would like to be kept secret. 85,000 first printing.

A critique of American military leadership, arguing that the Pentagon's devotion to developing high-tech weapons systems has left the troops ill-prepared to fight the types of wars going on in places like Bosnia and Saudi Arabia, as evidenced by the fact that soldiers in the Gulf War were wearing Vietnam issue boots and carrying dangerously outmoded equipment.

Sandy Caine, Captain einer Armee-Spezialeinheit, befindet sich auf einer ganz persönlichen Mission: Er will das Rätsel um einen verpfuschten Auftrag lösen, der seinen Vater zum Feigling und einen anderen Mann zum Helden machte. Dieser Held, Senator Jeff Taylor, ein Mann mit makellosem Ruf und vielversprechender Präsidentschaftskandidat, fühlt sich durch Sandys Nachforschungen bedroht. Sandy leitet ein aus vielen Ländern zusammengewürfeltes Spezialteam bei verdeckten Aufträgen von Mogadischu bis Bosnien. Bei einer dieser Missionen trifft er auf eine ehrgeizige Reporterin. Abigail Mancini hat genau das Talent, den Dingen auf den Grund zu gehen, das Sandy für seine Nachforschungen braucht, und genau das richtige Maß an Charme, um den emotionalen Abgrund in seinem Leben zu überwinden. Die beiden verbünden sich und entlarven eine Verschwörung zwischen ehrgeizigen Politikern und rücksichtslosen Rüstungsfirmen rund um ein lukratives Flugzeuggeschäft. Dabei kommen Sandy und Abbie auc h einer lang verborgenen Wahrheit auf die Spur. Ihr Gegenspieler ist der mysteriöse Mad Max, der sich nur über das Internet mitteilt und eine geheime Sondereinheit aus ehemaligen Militärangehörigen leitet.