The Nightingale's Song

The Nightingale's Song probes a fault line that has haunted American society for more than two decades -the generational chasm between those who fought a discredited war and those who used money, wit, and connections to avoid it. In passionate biting prose, Robert Timberg weaves together the lives of five U.S. Naval Academy graduates who achieved national prominence during the presidency of Ronald Reagan and who continue to claim our attention today. The result is a riveting tale that reveals the flip side of the storied Vietnam generation - those who went.