{"product_id":"9781497692459","title":"War Year","description":"\u003cb\u003eA tour of duty through the worst that the world has to offer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Before his time as a professor of writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, before penning multiple Nebula and Hugo Award–winning novels and stories, Joe Haldeman was a soldier in Vietnam, an experience that changed him and colored much of what he has written. \u003ci\u003eWar Year \u003c\/i\u003eis Haldeman’s first novel and his first attempt to describe what he saw in Vietnam and give insight into what happened for the benefit of those who weren’t there.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The minimalist \u003ci\u003eWar Year \u003c\/i\u003efollows the life of John Farmer, a combat engineer, over the course of a year in Vietnam. John undergoes training, and then, along with his fellow soldiers, does whatever it takes to survive in unforgiving conditions.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Powerful and affecting, \u003ci\u003eWar Year \u003c\/i\u003ereaches its highest peaks as it describes with enduring truth the sights and experiences of what it was like to be in the humid jungles of Vietnam in 1968.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This ebook features an illustrated biography of Joe Haldeman including rare images from the author’s personal collection. \u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132116779248,"sku":"9781497692459","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781497692459_p0.jpg?v=1769896163","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781497692459","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}