Robert Timberg
Author
Language
English
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Description
The author weaves together the lives of Annapolis graduates John McCain, James Webb, Oliver North, Robert McFarlane, and Jon Poindexter to reveal how the Vietnam War continues to haunt America. Casting all five men as metaphors for a legion of well-meaning if ill-starred warriors, he probes the fault line between those who fought the war and those who used money, wit, and connections to avoid battle.
Author
Publisher
The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"From journalist Robert Timberg, a memoir of the struggle to reclaim his life after being severely burned as a Marine lieutenant in Vietnam. In January 1967, Robert Timberg was a short-timer, counting down the days until his combat tour ended. He had thirteen days to go when his vehicle struck a Viet Cong land mine, resulting in third-degree burns of his face and much of his body. He survived, barely, then began the arduous battle back, determined...