{"product_id":"9780989539609","title":"The Thin Wall: A POW\/MIA Truth Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unforgettable story of love and war, and of two men and a woman - a cursed cellist, a tyrant KGB officer, and a troubled war hero - who come together during the early days of the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. At the heart of this spellbinding thriller: proof U.S. servicemen were taken from the battlefields of Vietnam and sent to the Soviet Union.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMidnight, \u003cbr\u003eAugust 20, 1968: the sirens of Prague are sounding. Without warning, Russian tanks have crossed the frontier and are pouring into the city. The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia has begun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArriving with the troops is Colonel Grigori Dal, \u003cbr\u003ea seasoned KGB officer and coldblooded killer. While the country slips into chaos, Dal uses the fighting as cover to apprehend an American Prisoner of War from a military prison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the other side of the country, in a remote mountain village, \u003cbr\u003ea pacifist community wakes up to the troubling news. Czechoslovakia is an occupied country. The citizens hold an emergency meeting to discuss the crisis. \u003cbr\u003eTwenty-five years ago, they recall with horror, the Nazis tormented them -- now this!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs history on the verge of repeating itself?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin days, \u003cbr\u003eDal and a handful of soldiers are on their doorsteps with plans to conduct a murder. He will stop at nothing to get what he wants -- including a local woman, \u003cbr\u003erumored to be cursed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, Dal must hide an American prisoner of war, including secret documents that prove U.S. servicemen were sent to the Soviet Union. Will he succeed? In the end, only the cursed woman and the troubled war hero, both haunted by their tragic love affair, stand in his way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith historical detail, \u003cem\u003eThe Thin Wall\u003c\/em\u003e shows how some people become victims of tyranny, while others risk their lives -- and love -- for freedom. Importantly, it also asks the question: did all of our military servicemen come home?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jessica Lloyd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47017833857264,"sku":"9780989539609","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780989539609_p0.jpg?v=1763893791","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780989539609","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}