{"product_id":"compass-and-a-camera-steven-burchik-9780692276297","title":"Compass and a Camera: A Year in Vietnam","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith a compass to direct him in his job as a forward observer and a personal camera to document his experiences-and keep him connected to his creative side-Vietnam veteran Steven Burchik was lucky enough to make it home and years later decided to write about the most challenging year of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLike any experience, his year spent with the First Infantry Division stationed in the rice paddies near Saigon included good times as well as bad. He candidly recalls how, although he believed communism to be a serious threat in the world, he soon learned that a guerilla war is a difficult one to fight, and survival rather than victory quickly became his focus. But he also remembers the exhilaration of helicopter rides over serpentine rivers and the time he introduced village kids to a gumball machine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA unique memoir of the war, \u003ci\u003eCompass and a Camera\u003c\/i\u003e pulls not only from Burchik's memories, but also from the daily letters he wrote to his fianc e (she kept every single one) and includes numerous photographs from his collection of over four thousand. The images alone make this book a must-have for any history buff or fellow veteran.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Burchik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0692276297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692276297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharlin-K Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards - Silver Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2015","brand":"Steven Burchik","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925658206463,"sku":"9780692276297","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_25d177a4-4034-48b3-93d8-701f39368f80.jpg?v=1681078579","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/compass-and-a-camera-steven-burchik-9780692276297","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}