The Nightingale's Song
Book description
Presents the story of five top graduates of Annapolis who served heroically in Vietnam and rose to national prominence during the Reagan years.
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Robert Timberg weaves together the lives of Annapolis graduates John McCain, James Webb, Oliver North, Robert McFarlane, and John Poindexter, all of whom are key players in the drama of the Vietnam War, to reveal how the 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.
From Nicholas' list on the Vietnam War from a Marine infantry officer who fought there.
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