Once Upon a Distant War - David Halberstam, Neil Sheehan, Peter Arnett Young War

Informationen zum Autor William Prochnau and Laura Parker wrote collaborative articles for Vanity Fair, where Prochnau was a contributing editor. Prochnau, a former national correspondent for The Washington Post, was the author of three acclaimed books. He died in 2018. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: William Prochnau
• Publisher: Vintage USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.08.1996
• EAN: 9780679772651
• ISBN: 978-0-679-77265-1
• No. of pages: 576
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 203 mm x 38 mm
• Series: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous