{"product_id":"the-village-bing-west-9780743457576","title":"The Village","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBlack Hawk Down, \u003c\/i\u003e the fight went on for a day. In \u003ci\u003eWe Were Soldiers Once \u0026amp; Young, \u003c\/i\u003e the fighting lasted three days. In \u003ci\u003eThe Village, \u003c\/i\u003e one Marine squad fought for 495 days--half of them died. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew 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\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bing West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0743457579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743457576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pocket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.78h x 4.20w x 1.09d","brand":"Bing West","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981165265151,"sku":"9780743457576","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed4496f1-2bcb-4835-8011-b8766c33b9ef.jpg?v=1683254013","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-village-bing-west-9780743457576","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}