Brave Men (Mass Market Paperback)

~ (Author) "When I first saw them, about a thousand yards to our front, the enemy looked like little black ants racing from the village toward snow-covered..." (more)
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The Washington Post Book World An exceptional warrior...a soldier's soldier. Hackworth has written a fine and affecting autobiography. -- Review

Product Description

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.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (June 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671865609
• ISBN-13: 978-0671865603
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #219,800 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In the Military? ...Read this Book, August 18, 2002

By	2LT Arnold, IN (Camp Greaves, Korea) - See all my reviews

This is an outstanding book about one of the greatest soldiers ever! Read this book. It is excellent--gripping--full of great lessons on leadership and military techniques. If you're not in the military, but like military history, you would also like this book. It is stock full of war stories and great tales of feats that are just absolutely amazing! Read this book. It's a keeper. Hack's stories and lessons learned help me every day as I lead my platoon...2 miles from North Korea.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a leader - what a gladiator - what a mind !, February 25, 2003

By	W. P. Schaefer III "BILLIII" (BERWYN, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I don't read many action books or novels, but I love this book!
A very perceptive, quick thinker caught in "The Most Dangerous
Game" - human War). The book HAS to be read for one to have an opinion, a personal one.

The veracity of his accounts has many endorsements and no rebuttals, as far as I can tell. To this day he has maintained a high visibility, and mud slingers would have no trouble sighting this target.

Bill Schaefer

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing story of an American hero!, February 2, 2004

By	"juddjs" (Vt) - See all my reviews

Truly a American hero! David Hackworth was only 15 years old when he first went into the service. He later found himself having to fight in a deadly war with death and hurt all around him. Not only did he survive he came out as the most decorated man alive today. Read about Hackworth and learn how he had to fight to stay alive in a place where it's kill or be killed. I know it's a harsh term but it was true read this book and find yourself on the front line of a bloody and body/mind testing war. Worth the money any day of the week, good reading.