{"product_id":"2940170774586","title":"An Angel from Hell: Real Life on the Front Lines","description":"Ryan A. Conklin enlisted in the U.S. Army at age seventeen, following 9\/11, and joined Angel Company. As a turret gunner with the famed 101st Airborne \"Screaming Eagles\" and a member of the famed \"Rakkasans\" regiment-the most decorated regiment in the U.S. Army-he endured hellish conditions in the war-torn city of Tikrit, Iraq.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter he returned to the States, he became a cast member on \u003ci\u003eThe Real World: Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e in 2008. That came to an end when he received his notice recalling him to duty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Angel from Hell\u003c\/i\u003e is a gritty, blunt, and laugh-out-loud funny war memoir from the grunt's perspective. Conklin reveals what the Iraq war is really like, day to day-the misery, the boredom, the absurdity, the horror, and even the moments of grace. With stunning candor and wisdom beyond his years, Conklin has documented a complex and unavoidably life-changing experience for his generation.","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150828683504,"sku":"2940170774586","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170774586_p0.jpg?v=1763717361","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170774586","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}