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Overlooked
Kirkus Reviews has dubbed my book number 4 on the list of
MOST OVERLOOKED NONFICTION BOOKS OF 2013 (SO FAR)
hummm….
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/lists/most-overlooked-nonfiction-books-2013-so-far/?page=4
Review
A nice review of my book has appeared in a City University of New York publication, CUNY Matters.
“Napoli, a professor of history at Brooklyn College, where he is director of the Vietnam Oral History Project, drew his book from interviews with more than 200 vets and about 600 hours of tape. His
WNET Interview
On Veterans Day, WNET (channels 13 and 21) posted an interview I did with them about the amazing veterans that I profile in my book. The segment airs on TV tonight and tomorrow:
WLIW(@WLIW21) Wednesday 11/13 7:30
New York Public Library Talk, November 5, 2013
(Above, left to right: Everett Cox, Joan Furey, Earl Jacobson, Philip Napoli. Photo credit: Alexandra Kelley, NYPL)
On Tuesday, November 5 I had the privilege of hosting a panel
Veterans Day Weekend in DC
I spent Veterans Day Weekend in Washington D.C. with Anthony Wallace, who is a “Yellow Hat” volunteer at the Vietnam Memorial, sometimes called The Wall.
I enjoy taking photos of the city’s monuments and tourist attractions.
Here is a link to most of the images I took this weekend, including a few taken at Arlington National Cemetery.
Book Talk October 15 at the Lilac Light House Tender
PROGRAM FEATURES LILAC VOLUNTEER
JIMMY BACOLO
LILAC
New York 1
NY1 has posted my interview with Sam Roberts, recorded on June 13.
My segment of the program begins at about 16:43.
What’s not there
I spent yesterday afternoon with Herbert Sweat at Black Veterans for Social Justice. While overall he is pleased with the way the book depicts him, he related to me his family’s reaction. They were surprised that so much had been left out. Mr. Sweat is of Native American stock, and the profile I wrote does not contain this information. There is also much else missing, including any discussion of his post