{"product_id":"a-rumor-of-war-9780805046953","title":"A Rumor of War","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe classic Vietnam memoir  as relevant today as it was almost thirty years ago. In March of 1965  Marine Lieutenent Philip J. Caputo landed at Da Nang with the first ground combat unit deployed to Vietnam. Sixteen months later  having served on the line in one of modern historys ugliest wars  he returned homephysically whole but emotionally wasted  his youthful idealism forever gone. A Rumor of War is more than one soldiers story. Upon its publication in 1977  it shattered Americas indifference to the fate of the men sent to fight in the jungles of Vietnam. In the years since then  it has become not only a basic text on the Vietnam War but also a renowned classic in the literature of wars throughout history and  as Caputo explains  of \"the things men do in war and the things war does to men.\" \"A singular and marvelous work.\" The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648043245621,"sku":"ByrdShop_080504695X","price":23.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780805046953.jpg?v=1781707543","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-rumor-of-war-9780805046953","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}