{"product_id":"9781101404256","title":"AN Angel From Hell: Real Life on the Front Lines","description":"\u003cb\u003e An edgy, gripping report from the front lines by a young veteran and cast member of \u003ci\u003eThe Real World: Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ryan Conklin enlisted in the 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 When 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 \u003ci\u003eAn Angel from Hell\u003c\/i\u003e is a gritty, blunt, and laugh­out-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, Ryan Conklin has documented a complex and unavoidably life-changing experience for his generation.","brand":"Temple Publications International, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134038687984,"sku":"9781101404256","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101404256_p0.jpg?v=1763687157","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101404256","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}