In this remarkable autobiography, Norman Schwarzkopf recounts his boyhood years in New Jersey, during the Second World War, and his unique adolescence spent in the Middle East and Europe that would later prove invaluable. Here, too, is a frank account of his life at West Point and his early disillusionment with the 'real' Army that nearly prompted him to leave the military. General Schwarzkopf speaks openly about his tours of duty in Vietnam, his assignments in Washington and his sometimes uneasy relationship with the ...
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In this remarkable autobiography, Norman Schwarzkopf recounts his boyhood years in New Jersey, during the Second World War, and his unique adolescence spent in the Middle East and Europe that would later prove invaluable. Here, too, is a frank account of his life at West Point and his early disillusionment with the 'real' Army that nearly prompted him to leave the military. General Schwarzkopf speaks openly about his tours of duty in Vietnam, his assignments in Washington and his sometimes uneasy relationship with the Pentagon. He provides inspiring thoughts on leadership and reveals the events behind Desert Shield/Desert Storm, including candid portraits of Colin Powell, Richard Cheney and President George Bush. We experience first hand the complexities of coordinating the campaign, of maintaining strategic secrecy during the world's first internationally televised war, and of the sunsitive negotiations with Israel and Saudi Arabia. It Doesn't Take A Hero is an intensely personal portrait of an American life forged from strongly held ideals tested in the cauldron of war - the triumphant journey of a soldier who set his star by a simple but timeless motto: duty, honour and country.
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Near fine in Near fine jacket. Near fine condition. Bantam Books, 1992. First US edition-first printing(0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small nick on the cover) with Dj(very small tear on the edge of the front Dj cover, a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w photos, maps. Nice and clean pages with two small ink marks and nicks on the edges of the pages, previous owner's name written on on the edge of the first blank page of the book. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear.530pp including index. Price un-clipped. Heavy book(approx 1.3 Kg).
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Text in Italian, English. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 530 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
I read this book when it first came out when I was in the Marines, present from my S-4 Officer. Schwarzkopf is a very interesting man, a lot of good leadership ideas and traits in the book. He had very common-sense solutions to complex situations. One picture I have always liked, is Schwarzkopf standing with his troops in Desert Sheid, and he said, 'visiting the troops always boosted my spirits.'
