Born on the Fourth of July, the New York Times bestseller (more than one million copies sold), details Ron Kovic'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 anti-Vietnam War advocate, spreading his message from his wheelchair. This 40th anniversary edition includes a powerful and moving new introduction, setting this classic anti-war story in a contemporary context.
Ron Kovic served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War. He was paralyzed from his chest down in combat in 1968 and has been in a wheelchair ever since. Along with Oliver Stone, Kovic was the coscreenwriter of the 1989 Academy Award-winning film based on Kovic's best-selling memoir Born on the Fourth of July (Tom Cruise stars in the role of Kovic in the film).
Born on the Fourth of July brings back the era of the Vietnam War
at a time when the Establishment is trying to make the nation
forget what they call the "Vietnam syndrome." Ron Kovic's memoir is
written with poetic passion and grips your attention from the very
first page to the last. It is a classic of anti-war literature and
I hope it will be read by large numbers of young people, who will
be both sobered and inspired by his story.--Howard Zinn
Born on the Fourth of July tells the story of its author's
transition from war hawk to protestor after being paralyzed in
Vietnam, and coming home to a lukewarm reception. It's no
coincidence that 'Born in The U.S.A.' tells very much the same
tale.-- "Billboard"
Forty years ago the Vietnam vet from Massapequa--wounded in combat
and in a wheelchair ever since--published his classic war memoir,
later made into a film with Tom Cruise. The anniversary edition
features a foreword by Bruce Springsteen. Kovic's new book,
Hurricane Street, chronicles the 1970s activism of the American
Veterans Movement.-- "Newsday"
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