Who recommended About Face?

2 people have recommended About Face in the interviews, articles and reading lists we track, including Jocko Willink. Each name links to their full reading list.

Is About Face worth reading?

2 people we track recommend it. It is best for: graduate student in military history writing a seminar paper on US Army culture and command dynamics with a deadline in a few weeks — needs scene-level, first-person anecdotes to illustrate everyday life and to ground an argument against purely institutional accounts.; active-duty officer or recently separated enlisted member weighing whether to tell their own story publicly or engage in veterans’ advocacy — wants a candid example of how a personal narrative handles frontline detail, leadership conflict, and the tradeoffs of an unapologetic voice.; reporter or feature writer preparing a long piece about a local base leadership controversy who needs quotable, concrete scenes and a strong first-person voice to use alongside official statements and interviews for texture and contrast.. It may not suit: You’ll likely put it down when the same incidents and grievances are retold several times; the mid-section can feel repetitious and defensive.; Annoying if you prefer balanced synthesis or outside analysis — the narrative privileges the author's perspective over corroborating context.; Not a match if you want hands-on exercises, neutral scholarship, or a lightly tempered memoir — this is anecdote-heavy and opinionated rather than analytical..

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About Face: Recommended by 2 People

Name: About Face
Author: Colonel David H. Hackworth

Called “everything a twentieth century war memoir could possibly be” by The New York Times, this national bestseller by Colonel David H. Hackworth presents a vivid and powerful portrait of a life of patriotism.From age fifteen to forty David Hackworth devoted himself to the US Army and fast became a living legend. In 1971, however, he appeared on t...