Covering more than four decades, Tour of Duty is the definitive account of Senator John Kerry's journey from war to peace. Written by Douglas Brinkley, this is the first full-scale account of Kerry's Navy career. Throughout the book, Brinkley deals with such explosive issues as U.S. atrocities in Vietnam and the bombing of Cambodia. And in a series of unforgettable combat-action sequences, Brinkley recounts how Kerry won the Purple Heart three times and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Navy's Silver Star for gallantry in action. When Kerry returned from Southeast Asia, he joined the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), becoming a prominent antiwar spokesperson. Working with Senator John McCain, he returned to Vietnam numerous times looking for MIAs and POWs. By 1992, Kerry was the leading proponent of "normalization" of relations with Vietnam. When President Clinton officially recognized Vietnam in 1995, Kerry's three-decade-long tour of duty had at long last finally ended.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060589760
ISBN-13
9780060589769
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5945801
Product Key Features
Author
Douglas Brinkley
Publication Name
Tour of Duty : John Kerry and the Vietnam War
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Large Type
Publication Year
2004
Number of Pages
960 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.8in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
45.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Edition Description
Large Type / Large Print Edition
Target Audience
Trade
Topic
Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, Military / Vietnam War, Personal Memoirs, Political, Military
Dewey Decimal
959.704/345/092 B
Dewey Edition
22
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
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