If I Die in a Combat Zone

If I Die in a Combat Zone

by Tim O'Brien

"Box Me Up and Ship Me Home"

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If I Die in a Combat Zone Book Details

War:

Vietnam War

Perspective:

Infantry

Military Unit:

US Army

True Story:

Yes

Biography:

Yes

Region:

Asia

Page Count:

241

Published Date:

1999

ISBN13:

9780767904438

If I Die in a Combat Zone Book Description

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.