Fortunate Son by Lewis B. Puller Jr. (1996, Paperbac... - eBay (item 170393872197 end time Dec-11-09 12:05:18 PST)

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Author:	Lewis B. Puller Jr.	Publisher:	Bantam Books
Edition Description:	Reissue	ISBN-10:	055356076X
Subject:	Biography & Memoir	ISBN-13:	9780553560763
Topic:	Military	Format:	Paperback
Language:	English	Publication Year:	1996
Condition:	Good	Special Attributes:	--

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Height:	6.8 in.
Width:	4.3 in.
Thickness:	1.2 in.
Weight:	8.0 oz.

Publisher's Note
He went to Vietnam the son of a military legend. But when Lt. Lewis B. Puller, Jr., tripped a booby-trapped howitzer round, his career as a soldier ended--and the battle to reclaim his life began. Here is the powerful and moving Pulitzer Prize-winning chronicle of a different kind of hero, one who overcame the enormous physical and psychological scars of war to find a courage--and a victory--of his own. The Pulitzer Prize-winning chronicle of a different kind of hero. Lewis Puller went to Vietnam the son of a military legend. But when he tripped a booby-trapped howitzer round, his career as a soldier ended--and his battle to reclaim his life began. "An extraordinary story of survival. And of love".--Washington Post. Photographs.
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"Puller's story of his early life as the son of a military hero, his tour of duty, his return home, is, quite simply, inspirational, his survival miraculous. We cannot account for miracles. We can only be grateful for them--and to Puller, who has lived to tell us of them in this remarkable and unusually moving book." Los Angeles Times Book Review - Susan Fromberg Schaeffer "One of the more honest and moving books ever written about the war in Vietnam and its aftermath...[Puller is] a truly honorable witness to history." Schaeffer "Puller's psychological trauma mirrors our national trauma over the Vietnam War, which we still haven't shaken. Puller's book--filled with resentment, anger, outrage and scorn, and finally a good measure of personal peace--can help us understand why it is so hard to shake and maybe advance us to a national peace." Schaeffer "What the book and Puller's struggle really illustrate are the awful impact of war on individuals and why, as a nation, we should be sure a conflict is worth it before we send our young soldiers away." Terkel

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