About Face

This bestselling memoir is a vivid portrait of a lifelong patriotism. David Hackworth has written what many Vietnam veterans have called the most important book of their generation. From Korea to Berlin and the Cuban missile crisis, his story follows that of an exemplary patriot, played out against the backdrop of changing fortunes in America and the American military. Also included are stunning indictments of the Pentagon’s fundamental misunderstanding of Vietnam conflict and the bureaucracy of self-interest that fueled it.