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Widely acclaimed as the Vietnam War's most highly decorated soldier, Joe Ronnie Hooper in many ways serves as a symbol for that conflict. His troubled, tempestuous life paralleled the upheavals in American society during the 1960s and 1970s, and his desperate quest to prove his manhood was uncomfortably akin to the macho image projected by three successive presidents in their 'tough' policy in Southeast Asia. Looking for a Hero extracts the real Joe Hooper from the welter of lies and myths that swirl around his story; in doing so, the book uncovers not only the complicated truth about an American hero but also the story of how Hooper's war was lost in Vietnam, not at home. Extensive interviews with friends, fellow soldiers, and family members reveal Hooper as a complex, gifted, and disturbed man. They also expose the flaws in his most famous and treasured accomplishment: earning the Medal of Honor. In the distortions, half-truths, and outright lies that mar Hooper's medal of honor file, authors Peter Maslowski and Don Winslow find a painful reflection of the army's inability to be honest with itself and the American public, with all the dire consequences that this dishonesty ultimately entailed. In the inextricably linked stories of Hooper and the Vietnam War, the nature of that deceit, and of America's defeat, becomes clear. Peter Maslowski is a professor of history at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the author of several books, including "Armed with Cameras: The American Military Photographers of World War II" and (with Allan R. Millett) "For the Common Defense: A Military History of the United States of America". Don Winslow is the best-selling author of, among other works, "A Cool Breeze on the Underground", which received an Edgar nomination for best first novel.

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• Plný název: Looking for a Hero
• Podnázev: Staff Sergeant Joe Ronnie Hooper and the Vietnam War
• Autor: Peter Maslowski, Don Winslow
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 640
• EAN: 9780803224933
• ISBN: 0803224931
• ID: 04922764
• Nakladatelství: University of Nebraska Press
• Hmotnost: 975 g
• Rozměry: 229 × 152 × 36 mm
• Datum vydání: 25. February 2009

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