Once Upon a Distant War: David Halberstam, Neil Sheehan, Peter Arnett--Young War Correspondents and Their Early Vientnam Battles |
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| Authors: | Prochnau, William |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | HIS036060, HIS027070, LAN008000 |
| ISBN: | 9780593082331, Related ISBNs: 0593082338, 0679772650, 0736637338, 0812926331, 9780593082331 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 576, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: Once Upon a Distance War tells the stories of such young Vietnam war correspondents as Neil Sheehan, Peter Arnett, and David Halberstam, providing a riveting chronicle of high adventure and brutal slapstick, gallantry and cynicism, as well as a vital addition to the history they shaped. "Prochnau . . . tells a Vietnam story we haven't heard before. . . . Complex, witty, and humane."--Tobias Wolff. of photos.
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