{"product_id":"the-village-1","title":"The Village","description":"The true story of seventeen months in the life of a Vietnamese village where a handful of American Marines and Vietnamese militia lived and died together attempting to defend it.\n\nIn Black Hawk Down, the fight went on for a day. In We Were Soldiers Once \u0026amp; Young, the fighting lasted three days. In The Village, one Marine squad fought for 495 days—half of them died.\n\nFew American battles have been so extended, savage and personal. A handful of Americans volunteered to live among six thousand Vietnamese, training farmers to defend their village. Such “Combined Action Platoons” (CAPs) are now a lost footnote about how the war could have been fought; only the villagers remain to bear witness. This is the story of fifteen resolute young Americans matched against two hundred Viet Cong; how a CAP lived, fought and died. And why the villagers remember them to this day.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0743457579\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0743457579.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:West, Bing\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Mass market paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Mass market paperback in GOOD condition with normal wear from use. Cover art my differ from that shown in photo.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43337778528317,"sku":"BVV.0743457579.G","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0743457579-0.jpg?v=1783893688","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-village-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}