{"product_id":"lieutenant-dangerous-a-vietnam-war-memoir-paperback","title":"Lieutenant Dangerous: A Vietnam War Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeff Danziger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeff Danziger\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \"funny, biting, thoughtful, and wholly original\" Vietnam War memoir captures the fear, sorrow, and absurdities of combat (Tim O'Brien, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Things They Carried\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A must-read war memoir . . . related by one of the most incisive observers of the American political scene.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA conversation with a group of today's military age men and women about America's involvement in Vietnam inspired Jeff Danziger to write about his own wartime experiences: \"War is interesting,\" he reveals, \"if you can avoid getting killed, and don't mind loud noises.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFans of his cartooning will recognize his mordant humor applied to his own wartime training and combat experiences: \"I learned, and I think most veterans learn, that making people or nations do something by bombing or sending in armed troops usually fails.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNear the end of his telling, Danziger invites his audience--in particular the young friends who inspired him to write this informative and rollicking memoir--to ponder: \"What would you do? . . . Could you summon the bravery--or the internal resistance--to simply refuse to be part of the whole idiotic theater of the war? . . . Or would you be like me?\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeff Danziger, one of the most widely recognized political cartoonists of his generation, is syndicated by the Washington Post News Service and is the recipient of the Herblock Prize and the Thomas Nast (Landau) Prize. He served in the US Army 1967-1971, one year in Vietnam in the First Air Cavalry, the 11th ACR and other units. He received the Bronze Star and the Air Medal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334511825133,"sku":"9781586422738","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/VPKpgSkG7k9781586422738.webp?v=1785015338","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/lieutenant-dangerous-a-vietnam-war-memoir-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}