# Once Upon a Distant War

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- Book: [Once Upon a Distant War](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-prochnau/once-upon-a-distant-war) ([Once Upon a Distant War.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-prochnau/once-upon-a-distant-war.md))
- Authors: [William Prochnau](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-prochnau)
- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-06-7977-265-1
- Pages: 576
- Published: 1996-08-27
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Once Upon a Distance War tells the stories of such young Vietnam war correspondents as Neil Sheehan, Peter Arnett, and David Halberstam, providing a riveting chronicle of high adventure and brutal slapstick,...