{"product_id":"a-hellish-place-of-angels-con-thien-one-mans-journey-paperback-1","title":"A Hellish Place of Angels: Con Thien: One Man's Journey - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaryl J. Eigen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEighteen-year-old Daryl J. Eigen joined the US Marines to become a man. He quickly discovered he was just another boy on the ground as he fought in the Vietnam War with the Marine Corps' 3\/26 and 2\/9 infantry battalions in the Third Marine Division.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this memoir, Eigen gives voice to his and his fellow veterans' experiences of the Vietnam War that culminated in September of 1967 in the brutal battle of Con Thien. Through letters written home, blended with published media and real experiences, \u003ci\u003eA Hellish Place of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e provides an in-depth and riveting insight into war and documents a spiritual journey that took one tour of duty to experience and forty-five years to understand.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Hellish Place of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The author employed a unique approach in this riveting memoir, sharing his personal letters home to his family, then comparing what he wrote in those letters home with the horrors of combat that he recalled experiencing, as well as articles published in various publications describing those battles. This brutally honest and realistic portrayal of combat Marines in Vietnam should be required reading in every academic institution's American history class.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-James P. Coan, author of \u003ci\u003eCon Thien: The Hill of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Daryl Eigen's life really is a true story-the story of a young American who enlisted in the Marines and paid a heavy price in body, mind, and spirit for his intelligence, courage, and convictions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-Mark Brady, PhD, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wisdom of Listening\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 222\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47604835418365,"sku":"9781475932126","price":27.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/TDVKMlg0RUZOTWpQNEtmNWEybGVCUT09.webp?v=1780102310","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/a-hellish-place-of-angels-con-thien-one-mans-journey-paperback-1","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}