{"product_id":"fire-and-forget-short-stories-from-the-long-war-9780306821769","title":"Fire and Forget: Short Stories from the Long War","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFire and Forget\u003c\/i\u003e includes the title story from \u003ci\u003eRedeployment\u003c\/i\u003e by Phil Klay, 2014 National Book Award Winner in Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These stories aren't pretty and they aren't for the faint of heart. They are realistic, haunting and shocking. And they are all unforgettable. Television reports, movies, newspapers and blogs about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have offered images of the fighting there. But this collection offers voices -- powerful voices, telling the kind of truth that only fiction can offer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What makes the collection so remarkable is that all of these stories are written by those who were there, or waited for them at home. The anthology, which features a Foreword by National Book Award winner Colum McCann, includes the best voices of the wars' generation: award-winning author Phil Klay's Redeployment Brian Turner, whose poem Hurt Locker was the movie's inspiration; Colby Buzzell, whose book \u003ci\u003eMy War\u003c\/i\u003e resonates with countless veterans; Siobhan Fallon, whose book \u003ci\u003eYou Know When the Men Are Gone\u003c\/i\u003e echoes the joy and pain of the spouses left behind; Matt Gallagher, whose book \u003ci\u003eKaboom\u003c\/i\u003e captures the hilarity and horror of the modern military experience; and ten others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10348398\"\u003eRoy Scranton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306821769\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0306821761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC003000\"\u003eAnthologies (multiple authors)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC032000\"\u003eWar \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Gallagher\u003c\/b\u003e-co-editor of \u003ci\u003eFire and Forget\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eKaboom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoy Scranton\u003c\/b\u003e-co-editor of \u003ci\u003eFire and Forget\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eColum McCann\u003c\/b\u003e-National Book Award winner and best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eLet the Great World Spin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSiobhan Fallon\u003c\/b\u003e-author of \u003ci\u003eYou Know When the Men Are Gone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eColby Buzzell\u003c\/b\u003e-author of \u003ci\u003eMy War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Turner\u003c\/b\u003e-author of \u003ci\u003eHere, Bullet\u003c\/i\u003e (Hurt Locker)\u003cbr\u003e and nine others.","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42669370933485,"sku":"9780306821769","price":21.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_09f3c0b0-18f0-4209-b2aa-34b43d1e9d07.jpg?v=1649474971","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/fire-and-forget-short-stories-from-the-long-war-9780306821769","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}