Synopses & Reviews
Odyssey of an Infantryman Condensed from Colonel David H. Hackworth's blockbuster New York Times bestseller, About Face, Brave Men is an explosive battlefield chronicle from one of America's most decorated soldiers. Vividly recalling his experiences as an infantry leader, Hackworth takes you to the steep, razor-backed hills and bone-chilling cold of Korea, to the steamy guerrilla-infested jungles of Vietnam, to the real wars fought in the chaos of close combat. Here is Hackworth himself, jumping onto tanks to fire .50 caliber guns...charging through the smoke of frag grenades to land in front of the enemy...taking prisoners at bayonet point with an empty rifle...revealing the brutal emotions of battle...and witnessing heroism of the highest order.
Here is the hard-fought, hard-won legacy of one man, who in 25 years amassed more than 110 medals. Brave Men stands as one of the most extraordinary military memoirs of our time.
Review
The New York Times Book Review Provocative...chilling. A poignant and fascinating tale.
Review
The Washington Post Book World An exceptional warrior...a soldier's soldier. Hackworth has written a fine and affecting autobiography.
Synopsis
From the steep, razor-backed hills and bone-chilling cold of Korea to the steamy guerrilla-infested jungles of Vietnam, here is the hard-fought, hard-won legacy of Colonel David H. Hackworth, who in a 25-year career amassed more than 110 medals. With "Brave Men", he presents one of the most extraordinary military memoirs of our time.
Table of Contents
Contents
- Bullets and Blood
- The Making of a Soldier
- The Making of a Combat Soldier
- A Bitch of a Place to Fight
- Human Waves
- Easy Does It
- Crazy Young Fools
- Just a Nightmare
- Sitzkrieg
- Beating the Odds
- Between Wars
- Shadows, Boredom, and Victor Charlie
- A Different Kind of War
- Task Force Hackworth
- About the Horse
- The Battle of Dak To
- Hardcore
- The Whole Bag of Tricks
- Warriors
Postscript
Glossary
Index