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

English · Paperback / Softback

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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.

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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.

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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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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

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