{"product_id":"9781491762219","title":"From the Other Side of the Gun: A Historical Novel Based on True Events","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is April 1941. Belgrade has been bombed, leaving its government in shambles. In a small village in the newly independent state of Croatia, its residents know that a war has started, but nobody senses the tragedy that awaits Kornica, especially a young peasant named Antun.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is not long before Antun is recruited by a new military formation, the Ustashas, where he soon becomes a favorite among the soldiers despite his explosive nature. As the fighting intensifies, Antun joins his fellow soldiers on the battlefields, propelled through time by a series of brutal atrocities that sadly affect his own family and reveal him to be both a hero and a man who recognizes the value of surviving a war in order to feed his family. Will Antun be able to rise above the gunfire and find the freedom he so desperately needs?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this historical novel based on true events, a Bosnian-Croatian peasant’s life is forever changed as World War II begins and he is recruited to fight on the battlefields.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142609518832,"sku":"9781491762219","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781491762219_p0.jpg?v=1763659656","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781491762219","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}