{"product_id":"if-i-lie-in-a-combat-zone-9798233267857","title":"If I Lie in a Combat Zone","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Will Tinkham\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Will Tinkham\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Will Tinkham\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrdered to inspect a suspected Viet Cong tunnel in November of 1968, Private Walt Whitman von Funck crawls inside and falls in love. And rips a hole in his foot. IF I LIE IN A COMBAT ZONE finds Zow spending eight months nursing him back to health, while her brother and grandfather conduct midnight raids and accumulate prisoners, including a general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring his convalescence, Walt and Zow wed; theirs is a love story that defies race, religion and military red tape. Upon his return to Chu Lai Air Base with his pregnant wife and six prisoners, Stars and Stripes declares Walt a hero. Awards follow. And plans for a Medal of Honor ceremony with President Nixon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTill a U.S. Army doctor declares the foot wound to be self-inflicted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed, then jailed-repeatedly-Walt becomes a favorite of the anti-war crowd and a thorn in Nixon's side. Walt accepts offers to speak on college campuses. Protests involving gunfire and bombings become routine. It's almost as if they are targeting him.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Will Tinkham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48226957557911,"sku":"9798233267857","price":1640.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798233267857.webp?v=1788772635","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/if-i-lie-in-a-combat-zone-9798233267857","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}