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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. [10], 350, [8] pages. Glossary. Index. Minor edge soiling. David Haskell Hackworth (November 11, 1930 - May 4, 2005) also known as Hack, was a prominent military journalist and a former United States Army colonel who was decorated in both the Korean War and Vietnam War. Hackworth is known for his role in the creation and command of Tiger Force, a military unit which was formed in South Vietnam to apply guerrilla warfare tactics against Viet Cong guerrilla fighters. Hackworth is also known for his accusation in 1996 that Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Boorda was wearing two unauthorized service ribbon devices on two of his uniform's awards denoting valor in combat. Although Admiral Boorda had served off the coast of Vietnam in the 1960s and believed he was authorized to wear the two wartime decorations for meritorious service, he did not meet the Navy's requirements. Boorda committed suicide during Hackworth's investigation. Derived from a Kirkus review: An unsparing critique of the US military as well as its industrial and political allies, from a been-there/done-that warrior. Hackworth has been in the thick of the action in the Balkans, Haiti, the Persian Gulf, and Somalia. He has also taken unsentimental journeys to Korea and Vietnam, venues in which he earned eight Purple Hearts. The colonel's first-person accounts feature hard- hitting observations on the capacities of the US military, plus recollections of his time as a front-line commander. Targets include Pentagon contractors who produce expensive weapons systems, lawmakers who support megabuck procurement programs, and senior officers with a sharper eye for budgetary advantage than for eliminating wasteful duplication. Hackworth has a thoroughgoing reform agenda, including amalgamating the National Guard with the Reserves, gearing up for brushfire belligerencies, and encouraging professionalism rather than careerism in the officer corps. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated].…