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Condition
Like New: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
Country of Origin
United States
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Features
Dust Jacket
Original Language
English
ISBN
9780895260178
Book Title
Unfit for Command : Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry
Publisher
Regnery Publishing
Item Length
9 in
Publication Year
2004
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.9 in
Author
John E. O'neill, Jerome R. Corsi
Genre
Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
American Government / Legislative Branch, Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, Sociology / General, Military / Vietnam War, Political
Item Weight
14.8 Oz
Item Width
6 in
Number of Pages
224 Pages
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Regnery Publishing
ISBN-10
0895260174
ISBN-13
9780895260178
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30983870

Product Key Features

Book Title
Unfit for Command : Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
American Government / Legislative Branch, Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, Sociology / General, Military / Vietnam War, Political
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
John E. O'neill, Jerome R. Corsi
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
14.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-016832
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
973.931/092 B
Synopsis
"What sort of combination of hypocrite and paradox is John Kerry?" ask the authors in this heated critique of the Democratic presidential candidate's Vietnam-era military service and antiwar activism. O'Neill, a lawyer and swift boat veteran, and Corsi, an expert on Vietnam antiwar movements, argue that Kerry misrepresented his wartime exploits and is therefore incompetent to serve as commander in chief. Buttressed by interviews with Navy veterans who patrolled Vietnam's waters, some along with Kerry, the book claims he exaggerated minor injuries, self-inflicted others, wrote fictitious diary entries and filed "phony" reports of his heroism under fire--all in a calculated quest to secure career-enhancing combat medals. They also maintain that Kerry, whom they call a "moral coward," committed atrocities that alarmed his peers and superior officers during his four-month tour of duty. Yet his activities on behalf of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War clearly raises the authors' hackles the most, and they present Kerry's post-war actions as additional, damning evidence of his "total unfitness," claiming that his testimony against the war "caused more deaths and prolonged the war in Vietnam by undermining support at home and contributing directly to a Vietnamese Communist victory." The battle that lies at the heart of this book is the decades-old feud between antiwar veterans and their my-country-right-or-wrong counterparts. The authors' conservative take on the war is palpable: the U.S. military failed to unleash "massive, indiscriminate bombing" to force North Vietnam's capitulation; the conflict was a struggle against communism, not a civil war; and the dissenting soldiers undermined homefront morale. Consequently, this overwrought and repetitive polemic seethes with a resentment that compromises the otherwise eyebrow-raising testimonies. Further, without access to Kerry's full military and medical records, the authors rely heavily on 35-year-old recollections and recent Kerry biographies by Douglas Brinkley and a Boston Globe reporting team. Those looking for a thorough, unbiased investigation into Kerry's wartime record would do best to wait for more objective, methodical chroniclers who have access to the relevant documents.
LC Classification Number
E840.8.K427O54 2004

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  • by hppat-ito9ad
    Jan 26, 2021

    perfect title

    a must read for any VN vet and the worst leader and apt description of a lying phony

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-Owned

  • by gary6749
    Nov 25, 2015

    truth in writing and record

    this book tells the truth as historical record from actual fellow sailors and officers,

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