{"product_id":"9781788638135-fields-of-fire","title":"Fields of Fire","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Webb’s classic, scorching novel of the Vietnam War.\u003cp\u003eThey each had their reasons for becoming a Marine. They each had their illusions. \u003cb\u003eGoodrich \u003c\/b\u003ecame fresh from Harvard. \u003cb\u003eSnake \u003c\/b\u003egot the tattoo before he even got the uniform. \u003cb\u003eHodges \u003c\/b\u003ewas haunted by the spirits of family heroes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree young men, from vastly different worlds, were plunged into a white-hot, murderous melting pot of jungle warfare in the An Hoa Basin, Vietnam, 1969. They had no way of knowing what awaited them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor nothing could have prepared them for the madness of what they found. And in the heat and horror of battle they took on new identities, took on each other, and were reborn in fields of fire…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFields of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing story of poetic power, razor-sharp observation, and non-stop combat, perfect for fans of Tim O’Brien, Karl Marlantes and \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFields of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Few writers since Stephen Crane have portrayed men at war with such a ring of steely truth’ \u003ci\u003eThe Houston Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A novel of such fullness and impact, one is tempted to compare it to Norman Mailer’s \u003ci\u003eThe Naked and the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e’\u003ci\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Webb gives us an extraordinary range of acutely observed people, not one a stereotype . \u003ci\u003eFields of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunner’ \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Webb pulls off the scabs and looks directly, unflinchingly on the open wounds of the Sixties’ \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘The unmistakable sound of truth’ \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41602644181089,"sku":"9781788638135","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_22634926.jpg?v=1712913434","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781788638135-fields-of-fire","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}