Robert Timberg weaves together the lives of Annapolis graduates John McCain, James Webb, Oliver North, Robert McFarlane, and John 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, Timberg probes the fault line between those who fought the war and those who used money, wit, and connections to avoid battle. A riveting tale that illuminates the flip side of the fabled Vietnam generation -- those who went.

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Format: TradePaperback
Author: Timberg, Robert
ISBN: 9780684826738
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 8.50 x 1.31
Number Of Pages: 544
Publication Year: 1996

The Nightingale's Song

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