{"product_id":"the-sandbox-9781990644603","title":"The Sandbox","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Phil Halton | Jonathan Link | Wan Mek\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Double Dagger Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Double Dagger Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Manga - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the aftermath of an embarrassing attack against the Canadian Army in Afghanistan, desperate measures are needed to salvage their reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Captain Leslie McNabb, a coward with a family legacy of posthumously rewarded heroism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's assigned the task of creating the perception of success. The mission? Rebuild Ghunday, the Taliban-infested village responsible for the attack. The problem? The village only needs to be rebuilt because the Canadians destroyed it, and they don't want any more \"help.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGhunday's ancient rivals in Deh Sarak, a village on the other side of the river valley, look on with disbelief as their enemies receive lavish help from the Canadians. The fact that they already have a girls' school and comparatively progressive attitudes seem to count against them. Their solution? Become the Canadians' enemies so they too can be destroyed and rebuilt anew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcNabb is stuck between the unreasonable demands of his superiors and the hostility of nearly everyone he meets. In the upside-down world of counterinsurgency, he tries to befriend his enemies while making enemies of his friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it still called paranoia when everyone is \u003cem\u003eactually\u003c\/em\u003e out to get you?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46391825957015,"sku":"9781990644603","price":1583.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781990644603.webp?v=1768807683","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-sandbox-9781990644603","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}