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by: Douglas Brinkley
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 959.704345092
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 592
Publication Date: October 01, 2004
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Sales Rank: 4538414
Studio: Harper Perennial
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Product Description:
Covering more than four decades, this is the first full-scale, definitive account of Kerry's journey from war to peace. Brinkley has drawn on extensive interviews with virtually everyone who knew Kerry in Vietnam.Kerry also relegated to Brinkley his letters home from Vietnam, voluminous 'war notes' journals and personal reminiscences written during and shortly after the war. This material was provided without restriction, to be used at Brinkley's discretion, and has never before been published.
Throughout, Brinkley deftly deals with issues such as U.S. atrocities in Vietnam and the bombing of Cambodia. Using information from the newly released Nixon tapes, Brinkley reveals how White House aides Charles Colson and H. R. Haldeman tried to discredit Kerry. Refusing to be intimidated, Kerry ran for public office, eventually becoming a senator from Massachusetts. But he never forgot his fallen comrades returning to Vietnam numerous times to look for MIAs and POWs. When President Clinton officially recognized Vietnam in 1995, at long last Kerry's thirty-year-long tour of duty ended.
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Rating:  - Lies and utter nonsense
Ah yes, John Kerry's life written by none other than.... John Kerry. The Kerry simpletons might find this intriguing, but one should be careful to note that throughout this entire book, there is not a single interview with any of Kerry's peers or commanding officers. Nor is there any interview with the medical personnel that "dressed" Kerry's famous battle wounds. I challenge you to read what other Vietnam Veterans have to say about Kerry's life and times in Vietnam, and I will assure you that ... Read More
Rating:  - John kerry is a real hero
I salute Senator John Kerry for serving time in Vietnam. He put his life in danger for the sake of his countrymen. He is a real hero and very patriotic in this country... Senator John Kerry is FIT to be the COMMANDER IN CHIEF of America...
Rating: - Needs to be Read, But I'm Still Puzzled
There was Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry, now there's this book. This book is the 'authorized version.' It is based on letters Kerry wrote home and 'extensive interviews with virtually everyone who knew Kerry in Vietnam.'
I turned first to the story of Kerry's first Purple Heart. The versions in the two books can't possibly cover the same person. In one Kerry is in a fire fight at night and trying to clear his jammed M-16 when he feel a hot, burning ... Read More
Rating:  - Better ways to understand the men who fought in SEA
To understand Vietnam, it is important to see the human factors. John Kerry dehumanized all Vietnam veterans by accusing them -- across the board -- of war crimes and atrocities. His actions defamed a generation of brave young men whose only crime was caring enough for their country to serve in an unpopular war. Reading about John Kerry will NOT help you find the humanity of Vietnam. Reading about Mike Jackson WILL. Naked In Da Nang (Zenith Press 2004) gives a truly unique perspective on the conflict ... Read More
Rating: - To see the real Vietnam try Naked In Da Nang
I don't care what you think of John Kerry -- war hero or traitor -- all you are going to get prior to November 2 is a pile of political mumbo jumbo targeted to the undecided voter. NOW, if you are interested in the REAL human perspective on the men who served in Vietnam, then Naked In Da Nang is the book you need to read. I have heard the authors speak and I have read the book -- twice. It is very simple in its presentation -- and very complex in all the images and emotions it stirs (especially for veterans.) ... Read More
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