If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me HomeA 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. |
Contents
Days 1 2 Pro Patria 11 3 Beginning | 16 |
Nights 24 5 Under the Mountain | 31 |
Escape 48 7 Arrival 66 8 Alpha Company | 75 |
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