About the book
Colonel David H. Hackworth, who served in the US Army from the age of fifteen to forty and became a legend in its ranks, tells the story of his military life. His service runs from Korea and Berlin through the Cuban missile crisis to Vietnam, set against the changing fortunes of the American military. In 1971 he appeared on television to condemn the doomed war effort in Vietnam. The memoir doubles as an indictment of how the Pentagon misread the Vietnam conflict and of the self-interested bureaucracy that kept the war going. The New York Times reviewed it as close to the complete twentieth-century war memoir, and many Vietnam veterans rank it as the key book of their generation.
Echelon Front founder Jocko Willink said he first read it about halfway through his 20-year career in the SEAL Teams and has kept rereading it ever since.
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Jocko Willink (Founder/Echelon Front)
At some point about halfway through my 20-year career in the SEAL Teams, I read About Face by Colonel David H. Hackworth. I haven’t stopped reading it since. Hackworth came up through the ranks and served as an infantry officer in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was revered by his men and respected by all who worked with him. While the stories of combat are incredible and there is so much to be learned about battlefield tactics in the book, the real lessons for me are about leadership. I adapted many of his leadership principles over the years and still continue to learn from his experiences. Thanks for everything, Colonel Hackworth.
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