If I Die in a Combat Zone
Box Me Up and Ship Me Home
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4.2 • 99 Ratings
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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.
Customer Reviews
Honest and interesting
I didn’t like the way O’Brian rationalized his apparent cowardice with philosophy and logic, but in the end, he didn’t run away, to Canada or Sweden as so many others did. The shocking combat he endured and the fear he felt were honest and it was refreshing to read a memoir written by a very reluctant, anti War young man thrust into combat.
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Fantastic Book!
This book helped me get through Iraq! When will we stop fighting these wars?