{"product_id":"2940148360049","title":"An American Soldier in Vietnam","description":"After living a normal life for twenty years, a war halfway around the world forever alters the life of a young man…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The 1960s were a turbulent time for the United States. Anti-war riots, race riots, and gender equality protests shook America and permanently changed the composition of the American way of life.\u003cbr\u003e But for Ray Anderson, life was peaceful and full of normalcy.  That is, until his number was drawn.  Unlike others who dodged the draft, Anderson, knew his country needed him and accepted the call to arms. \u003cbr\u003e Leaving behind everything he knew and loved, Anderson embarked upon a new life, one in which he must fight to preserve the freedom of world, by attempting to stop the tyrannical aggression the North Vietnamese inflict upon its Southern brothers and sisters.  \u003cbr\u003e After witnessing the atrocities of war, Anderson comes home to ungrateful and unsympathetic protestors, heckling him as he attempts to reenter the “real world.” \u003cbr\u003e An American Soldier in Vietnam is a means of conveying the harsh conditions American soldiers faced in Vietnam, and the cruel treatment Veterans experienced at the hands of their fellow Americans.","brand":"Page Publishing, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084099666160,"sku":"2940148360049","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148360049_p0.jpg?v=1763701951","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148360049","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}