With an introduction by Kevin Powers. A groundbreaking piece of journalism which inspired Stanley Kubrick's classic Vietnam War film Full Metal Jacket. We took space back quickly, expensively, with total panic and close to maximum brutality. Our machine was devastating. And versatile. It could do everything but stop. Michael Herr went to Vietnam as a war correspondent for Esquire. He returned to tell the real story in all its hallucinatory madness and brutality, cutting to the quick of the conflict and its seductive, ...
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With an introduction by Kevin Powers. A groundbreaking piece of journalism which inspired Stanley Kubrick's classic Vietnam War film Full Metal Jacket. We took space back quickly, expensively, with total panic and close to maximum brutality. Our machine was devastating. And versatile. It could do everything but stop. Michael Herr went to Vietnam as a war correspondent for Esquire. He returned to tell the real story in all its hallucinatory madness and brutality, cutting to the quick of the conflict and its seductive, devastating impact on a generation of young men. His unflinching account is haunting in its violence, but even more so in its honesty. First published in 1977, Dispatches was a revolutionary piece of new journalism that evoked the experiences of soldiers in Vietnam and has forever shaped our understanding of the conflict. It is now a seminal classic of war reportage.
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Add this copy of Dispatches to cart. $2.87, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Alfred A. Knopf.
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Add this copy of Dispatches to cart. $16.49, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Alfred A. Knopf.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
Add this copy of Dispatches to cart. $19.79, good condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Alfred A. Knopf.
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Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Jacket lightly rubbed on edges and tips. Boards have only light wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.
Add this copy of Dispatches to cart. $33.75, good condition, Sold by Second Story Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
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Book. Octavo, 260 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine ribbed tan with gilt lettering. Exterior shows moderate wear including some soiling marks and few, minor chips to the head/tail edges. Price clipped front flap. Boards show very mild wear. Text block has slight age toning and wear to the edges. Deckled fore edge. First edition, first printing. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column H, ND-H. 1379365. FP New Rockville Stock.
Add this copy of Dispatches to cart. $35.00, very good condition, Sold by Old Army Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lexington, KY, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Alfred A. Knopf.
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Very Good in Good dust jacket. 0394417887. 2 1/4" long sticker ghost, fairly faint, to back panel of jacket, jacket has some slight wear mostly to ends of spine. Previous owner name inked near top of ffep. 3 tiny faint ink marks to ffep.; 260 pages.
A good read if you are looking for a different view on the Vietnam War.
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Jun 3, 2010
PROFOUND SENSE OF HEART FELT HONESTY
AN EXCEPTIONAL BOOK WHICH REVEALS A CORRESPONDENTS UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE. WRITTEN WITH A PROFOUND SENSE OF HEART FELT HONESTY. MR. HERR GAVE ME THE FEELING THAT I WAS IN VIETNAM BUT LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF THE TROOPS.
