| If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home Contributor(s): O'Brien, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0767904435 ISBN-13: 9780767904438 Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY) OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Military - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - History | Asia - Southeast Asia |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 99029406 |
| Lexile Measure: 830 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.3" W x 8.12" (0.42 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 1970's - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - East Asian - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 56999 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |