Name: The Nightingale's Song
ISBN: 9780684826738

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Why This Clicks

Why It Clicks

Come here for

history pick adjacency
Vietnam-era political/military arc

Expect

sustained narrative read
Vietnam to Iraq-era context

Book Details

Authors: Robert Timberg
Publisher: Free Press
Published: September 11, 1996
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Vietnam War History · U.S. Military History
Reading lane: Vietnam War History

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Publisher Categories

Politics & Government
World Politics
Asian Politics

About This Book

Robert Timberg weaves together the lives of Annapolis graduates John McCain, James Webb, Oliver North, Robert McFarlane, and John Poindexter to reveal how the Vietnam War continues to haunt America. Casting all five men as metaphors for a legion of well-meaning if ill-starred warriors, Timberg probes the fault line between those who fought the war and those who used money, wit, and connections to avoid battle. A riveting tale that illuminates the flip side of the fabled Viet...

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Robert Timberg weaves together the lives of Annapolis graduates John McCain, James Webb, Oliver North, Robert McFarlane, and John Poindexter to reveal how the Vietnam War continues to haunt America. Casting all five men as metaphors for a legion of well-meaning if ill-starred warriors, Timberg probes the fault line between those who fought the war and those who used money, wit, and connections to avoid battle. A riveting tale that illuminates the flip side of the fabled Vietnam generation -- those who went.