{"product_id":"boys-in-zinc","title":"Boys in Zinc","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Is the word \"Motherland\" just a meaningless term to you? We did what the Motherland asked of us.'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 1979 to 1989 Soviet troops engaged in a devastating war in Afghanistan that claimed thousands of casualties on both sides. While the Soviet Union talked about a 'peace-keeping' mission, the dead were shipped back in sealed zinc coffins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoys in Zinc\u003c\/em\u003e presents the honest testimonies of soldiers, doctors and nurses, mothers, wives and siblings who describe the lasting effects of war. Weaving together their stories, Svetlana Alexievich shows us the truth of the Soviet-Afghan conflict \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e the killing and the beauty of small everyday moments, the shame of returned veterans, the worries of all those left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen it was first published in the USSR in 1991, \u003cem\u003eBoys in Zinc\u003c\/em\u003e sparked huge controversy for its unflinching, harrowing insight into the realities of war.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Svetlana Aleksievich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41103135670434,"sku":"9780241264119","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-2023-07-07T151604.370.png?v=1688739374","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/boys-in-zinc","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}