About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior | Colonel David H. Hackworth, Julie Sherman

About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior | Colonel David H. Hackworth, Julie Sherman | The Shock of Spin Free Honesty

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About Face: The Od...

	About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior Colonel David H. Hackworth, Julie Sherman Touchstone, 1990 - 875 pages average customer review:based on 75 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

If you read only one book this year make it, About Face.

I read About Face several years ago now. It is a long read and you will find yourself emursed in the life of this man we come to know as Hack. I emailed this man several times and he always responded back. He has sinced died and America has lost a son. This book is the best read ever if you have a patriotic bone in you don't miss it.

RJS

The Shock of Spin Free Honesty

Thankfully Hackworth left us with this story of his life, primarily in the US Military. We struggle to accept the dichotomy of his courage and effectiveness, presented without spin. It is the absence of spin that makes us most uncomfortable in that we still cling to the belief that the process of killing in war can be made civilized. Hack of course compounds this with his nocturnal adventures. Others are offended by his willingness to offend so much of what senior military officers hold dear.

We are fortunate to have these mavericks in the military - Hackworth, Boyd, Moore and so many others who compromised their careers to do the right thing for their services and their country. They are not the only answer but a much needed voice in a democracy.

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One of my favorite books period

This is one of those books I keep reading, time and again. The writing style is engrossing and addictive and you will find yourself drawn into his life, clearly drawn along a detailed backdrop of the cold war.

I first picked this book up as a young US soldier serving in Germany and it opened my eyes up to a lot of the good and bad in the Army. I completely recommend it to any soldier of any rank to read and learn from Hack's mistakes and glories. I later read it again as a college student studying history and again (and again and again) as a teacher.

In my opinion, this is the best of his books and it goes beyond "just" a war memoire. The pain, hurt, love, betrayal and so many other feelings come out in the book and the passion is what makes it addictive. The attention to detail and the "big picture" is clear as well.

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A must read for anyone in the miitary

One of the best books on the life of a true american warrior.

Great Perspective of War from a Soldiers Perspective

Great book! Hackworth was a true warrior stud. He was the essence of an instinctual soldier and was quite lucky to have survived so many brushes with death. I did find his conclusions interesting as he was not entirely correct. He became a liberal after Vietnam and predicted things that did not happen with the USSR, Central America, and more. He did give great insight into how bungled the Vietnam War was and what could have been done to "win" it.

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