Born on the Fourth of July

"e;Classic and timeless."e;--New York Times"e;Ron Kovic is one of the premier voices of a generation. The large irony of his birthday provides the background for a journey which begins with the unquestioning service in Vietnam, his terrible wounding with all the anger and bitterness that [...]
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"e;Classic and timeless."e;--New York Times"e;Ron Kovic is one of the premier voices of a generation. The large irony of his birthday provides the background for a journey which begins with the unquestioning service in Vietnam, his terrible wounding with all the anger and bitterness that follows, and ends with his passionate discovery of a large and all-too-human heart."e;--Larry Heinemann, author of Paco's Story"e;There is no book more relevant in the twenty-first century to healing the wound of Vietnam, which continues to bring so much pain to our country. . . . It remains to Kovic to remind us that history matters, and that the cost of our high follies persists."e;--Robert Scheer, editor-in-chief ofTruthdig"e;Ron Kovic's terrible tragedy is America's."e;--Los Angeles Times"e;Ron Kovic has returned from the dead and given us an honest, unrefined account of his struggle."e;--Washington Post"e;This New York Times bestseller details the author's life story (portrayed by Tom Cruise in the Oliver Stone film version) from a patriotic soldier in Vietnam, to his severe battlefield injury, to his role as the country's most outspoken antiVietnam War advocate."e;--Off the Shelf, Included in 11 Powerful Books That Explore the Legacy of the Vietnam WarWith a new foreword by Bruce Springsteen.This New York Times best seller (more than one million copies sold), presented here in a special fortieth-anniversary edition with a brand-new foreword by Bruce Springsteen, details the author's life story (portrayed by Tom Cruise in the Oliver Stone film)--from a patriotic soldier in Vietnam, to his severe battlefield injury, to his role as the country's most outspoken antiVietnam War advocate, spreading his message from his wheelchair.