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A classic from the New York Times bestselling author of The Things They Carried

One of the best, most disturbing, and most powerful books about the shame that was / is Vietnam.
—Minneapolis Star and Tribune

Before writing his award-winning Going After Cacciato, Tim O'Brien gave us this intensely personal account of his year as a foot soldier in Vietnam. The author takes us with him to experience combat from behind an infantryman's rifle, to walk the minefields of My Lai, to crawl into the ghostly tunnels, and to explore the ambiguities of manhood and morality in a war gone terribly wrong. Beautifully written and searingly heartfelt, If I Die in a Combat Zone is a masterwork of its genre.

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      Publisher: Random House USA Inc
      Publication Date: 01/09/1999
      ISBN13: 9780767904438, 978-0767904438
      ISBN10: 0767904435
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      Autobiography: historical, political and military Asian history

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A classic from the New York Times bestselling author of The Things They Carried

      One of the best, most disturbing, and most powerful books about the shame that was / is Vietnam.
      —Minneapolis Star and Tribune

      Before writing his award-winning Going After Cacciato, Tim O'Brien gave us this intensely personal account of his year as a foot soldier in Vietnam. The author takes us with him to experience combat from behind an infantryman's rifle, to walk the minefields of My Lai, to crawl into the ghostly tunnels, and to explore the ambiguities of manhood and morality in a war gone terribly wrong. Beautifully written and searingly heartfelt, If I Die in a Combat Zone is a masterwork of its genre.

      Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content.

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