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Looking for a hero : Staff Sergeant Joe Ronnie Hooper and the Vietnam War /

Widely acclaimed as the Vietnam War's most highly decorated soldier, Joe Ronnie Hooper in many ways serves as a symbol for that conflict. His troubled, tempestuous life paralleled the upheavals in American society during the 1960s and 1970s, and his desperate quest to prove his manhood was unco...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Maslowski, Peter
Otros Autores: Winslow, Don, 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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