{"product_id":"9780987156402","title":"A Skirmish in Africa","description":"Set in an almost forgotten guerrilla war in what is now called Zimbabwe during the 1970s, this is a journey into the world of young men fighting and dying at the behest of their political masters. The strain of having to survive close-quarter skirmishes preoccupy the combatants, who helplessly find themselves caught up in a conflict spinning out of control.\u003cp\u003eMike Smith, an insecure nineteen-year old national serviceman, is immersed in a bloody insurgency witnessing horrors that seem too much for a young man to have to bear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTongerai Chabanga, a commander of the liberation movement, must withstand political pressure from his leaders outside the country to prosecute the war in a manner he disagrees with. At the same time, he is faced with the atrocities perpetrated of a depraved Soviet Spetznaz advisor who threatens to undo the work he has done.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MyStory Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50236483993840,"sku":"9780987156402","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780987156402","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}