Hazardous duty : America's most decorated living soldier reports from the front and tells it the way it is
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Hackworth, David H.
Contributors
Mathews, Tom.
Walter-Hobbs Collection/ Bistro area
Published
New York : William Morrow, c1996.
Edition
1st ed.
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350 pages ; 25 cm.
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Hackworth, David H.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
United States. -- Army -- Officers -- Biography.

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Published
New York : William Morrow, c1996.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English

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Includes index.
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"In Hazardous Duty - a real life, nonfiction thriller set in the ruins of Bosnia and the sands of Saudi Arabia, the deadly alleys of Mogadishu and the teeming streets of Port-au-Prince - Colonel David Hackworth completes a second tour of battlefield duty, this time as a war correspondent. In his hard-hitting, inimitable style, he tells of the sacrifices of ordinary grunts in the Balkans, the Persian Gulf, Somalia, Korea, and Haiti, and offers a tough-love critique of
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American military leadership, explaining America's role in new post-Cold War conflicts."--BOOK JACKET. "Colonel David H. Hackworth is America's most decorated living soldier, with more than one hundred awards, including two Distinguished Service Crosses, nine Silver Stars, eight Bronze Stars for valor, and eight Purple Hearts, which he considers the most meaningful because, he says, "they can't be faked." More than any other military commentator, he has the trust and
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confidence of the millions of soldiers - from foreign armies as well as our own - who cheered every word of his widely acclaimed autobiography."--BOOK JACKET. "A wake-up call for military reform, Hazardous Duty pulls no punches in calling America's top political and military leaders to account for selling out duty, honor, and country. Colonel Hackworth returns from America's new battlefields to report that the Pentagon is wasting billions of dollars. He offers
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no-nonsense solutions for streamlining the military services and rationalizing their missions to confront the new face of war."--BOOK JACKET.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hackworth, D. H., Mathews, T., & Walter-Hobbs Collection/ Bistro area. (1996). Hazardous duty: America's most decorated living soldier reports from the front and tells it the way it is . William Morrow.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hackworth, David H, Tom. Mathews and Walter-Hobbs Collection/ Bistro area. 1996. Hazardous Duty: America's Most Decorated Living Soldier Reports From the Front and Tells It the Way It Is. William Morrow.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hackworth, David H, Tom. Mathews and Walter-Hobbs Collection/ Bistro area. Hazardous Duty: America's Most Decorated Living Soldier Reports From the Front and Tells It the Way It Is William Morrow, 1996.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hackworth, David H., Tom Mathews, and Walter-Hobbs Collection/ Bistro area. Hazardous Duty: America's Most Decorated Living Soldier Reports From the Front and Tells It the Way It Is William Morrow, 1996.

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