{"product_id":"war-under-the-mango-tree-paperback","title":"War Under the Mango Tree - 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\u003eGlenn Voelz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Loaded with \u003cstrong\u003eplenty of whiskey-tango-foxtrot moments\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWar Under the Mango Tree\u003c\/em\u003e is a \u003cstrong\u003ethoroughly entertaining lampoon of the US military machine\u003c\/strong\u003e via a fictionalized mission in an equally fictional Central African country... Not since Catch 22 has a novel this \u003cstrong\u003ebrilliant\u003c\/strong\u003e come along. \u003cstrong\u003eFive cheeky stars!\u003c\/strong\u003e\" -\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Edlund, USA Today bestselling author of \"Guarding Savage\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\". . . a \u003cstrong\u003ebrilliant satire\u003c\/strong\u003e of the hypocrisy, bureaucracy, banality, and ineptitude of the military. . .\u003cstrong\u003escathingly funn\u003c\/strong\u003ey and often feels absurd-yet other times, all too real.\" -\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Aretha, editor \u003c\/strong\u003eof multiple award-winning military books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA story of American military adventurism gone awry...\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt a remote military camp in Africa, a small detachment of American soldiers and their local allies wage a high-tech manhunt to neutralize a notorious warlord and defeat his rebel army.\u003c\/strong\u003e But as the quixotic campaign unfolds, glory-seeking generals, rapacious mercenaries, and corrupt government officials are determined to turn war into a business opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the three-book series unfolds, chaos threatens to topple the government of the longtime American ally. Amid the turmoil, the country's aging autocrat looks to Beijing for support, raising fears in Washington as rivals race to exploit the region's vast mineral reserves. American spies, diplomats, and soldiers race against time and each other to prop up a crooked regime in the name of superpower competition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the tradition of writers such as Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegut and Evelyn Waugh\u003c\/strong\u003e, The Gisawi Chronicles expose the absurdities of modern warfare as it intersects with technology, politics, and big business. The result is \u003cstrong\u003ea darkly painted satire of war, money and corruption on the far flung reaches of Pax Americana\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 402\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45634134114443,"sku":"9781937333942","price":33.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/V0tI_dVDEa9781937333942.webp?v=1783369817","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/war-under-the-mango-tree-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}