{"product_id":"9781324051121","title":"Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the winner of the Nobel Prize for work that stands as \"a monument to suffering and courage in our time\" (Swedish Academy).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the United States' invasion, a million Soviet troops fought a devastating war in Afghanistan that claimed 50,000 casualties—and the youth and humanity of many tens of thousands more. The Soviet Union talked about a \"peacekeeping\" mission, while the dead were shipped back in zinc-lined coffins. In this new translation, \u003cem\u003eZinky Boys\u003c\/em\u003e weaves together the candid and affecting testimony of the officers and grunts, doctors and nurses, mothers, sons, and daughters who describe the war and its lasting effects. A \"masterpiece of reportage\" (Timothy Snyder, \u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e) emerges of harrowing and unforgettable insight into war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370787475517,"sku":"9781324051121","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781324051121_p0.jpg?v=1771568632","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781324051121","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}