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Once Upon a Distant War: David Halberstam, Neil Sheehan, Peter Arnett--Young War Correspondents and Their Early Vietnam Battles
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.
Book Details
- Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publish Date: Aug 27th, 1996
- Pages: 576
- Language: English
- Edition: Vintage Books - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.54in - 1.52in - 1.56lb
- EAN: 9780679772651
- Categories: • Wars & Conflicts - Vietnam War• Asia - Southeast Asia• United States - 20th Century
About the Author
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.