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Once Upon a Distant War: David Halberstam, Neil Sheehan, Peter Arnett--Young War Correspondents and Their Early Vietnam Battles

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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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ISBN:
9780679772651
Subtitle:
David Halberstam, Neil Sheehan, Peter Arnett--Young War Correspondents and Their Early Vietnam Battles
Author:
Prochnau, William
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Military - General
Subject:
Military - Vietnam War
Subject:
Vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975
Subject:
Journalists
Subject:
Southeast Asia
Subject:
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Journalists.
Subject:
Asia - Southeast Asia
Subject:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States
Subject:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Press coverage
Edition Description:
1st Vintage books ed.
Publication Date:
August 1996
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
564
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8.50x5.54x1.52 in. 1.56 lbs.
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