Looking For A Hero: Staff Sergeant Joe Ronnie Hooper And The Vietnam War

Author: Peter Maslowski

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Price : $40.00 AUD
ISBN : 9780803224933
Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
Imprint : University of Nebraska Press
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Weight (g) : 0.933
Publication date : February 2009
Dimensions : 229mm X 152mm X 36mm
Produced in : United States
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Author : Peter Maslowski
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Language : English
Dewey classification : 959.7043373092
Pages : 644
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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. This title extracts the real Joe Hooper from the welter of lies and myths that swirl around his story. It also exposes the flaws in his most famous and treasured accomplishment: earning the Medal of Honor.

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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

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