About this title: "The Nightingale's Song" is the story of five Annapolis graduates--Oliver North, Bud McFarlane, John Poindexter, John McCain, and Jim Webb--who served in Vietnam and later became powerful players in Washington during the Reagan years. Robert Timberg examines how their experiences in Vietnam shaped their actions in government during the 1980s.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780684803012ISBN:0684803011
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780684826738ISBN:0684826739
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Previous owners name inscribed inside front. Book has tanning or browning due to normal aging process. -, Trade PaperBack, Very Good / read more
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Description: Good. Dust Cover Missing. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Touchstone ed
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 1996-09-11
ISBN-13:9780684826738ISBN:0684826739
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
"It's a riveting tale that spans the lives of 5 men, all Naval Academy graduates who would go onto serve their country during the upheavals of the Vietnam ear and the widening alienation between the military and society."
"For those of us who were casual political observers in the 1970s and 1980s, this book will help fill in lots of gaps. It's the story of five men who were prominent in those years, each a graduate of the Naval Academy in Annapolis. Three of the five - Oliver North, John Poindexter, Bud McFarlane - played important roles in the events of "The Iran-Contra Affair" which is described in detail. The other two, James Webb and John McCain, had fascinating military and political stories. McCain's story was particularly interesting, given his recent political prominence; his experience as a POW in Viet Nam is described in detail, but so are his infidelities and sexual escapades. The look behind the scenes at the Ronald Reagan presidency is not very positive. But I learned much from this book and appreciated the perspective."
"Intriguing approach to understanding the Vietnam War and it's effect on our country. Instead of exploring the War in depth, the causes that led up to it, or the immediate aftermath, it instead explores first, the lives of 5 famous Annapolis grads (John McCain, Bud McFarland, John Poindexter, Jim Webb, and Ollie North) during their time at the Academy; later, where they were during the war and how that shaped them as individuals; and finally, in the payoff, in a deep exploration of the Iran-Contra scandal as "payback" from a generation of soldiers who felt almost betrayed by their country."
"The story of 5 midshipmen at Annapolis in the mid-60's...and what a group they were: John McCain, Oliver North, James Webb, Bud McFarlane, and oliver Poindexter. Author Bob Timberg uses the Annapolis and other experiences of these men to explain what went wrong (and went right) with the military in the years following Vietnam.
This is the Vietnam-era story of those who served - a story that has been ignored by too many for too long."
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