About Face

The Odyssey of an American Warrior

About Face is the military memoir of Colonel David H. Hackworth, tracing his twenty-five years of service in the United States Army from post World War II occupation through the Korean War and Vietnam. The book details his rise through the ranks from an underage enlistee to a highly decorated battalion commander, while offering a critical analysis of military bureaucracy, strategy, and leadership failures.

by David H. Hackworth, Julie Sherman

Sidgwick & Jackson · First published 1989 · 896 pages