{"product_id":"9781551529233","title":"40 Men and 12 Rifles","description":"Author: Marcelino Truong\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781551529233\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Arsenal Pulp Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Nov 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 296\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuch a Lovely Little War \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaigon Calling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, a stirring graphic novel about love, beauty, and war in 1950s Indochina. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e40 Men and 12 Rifles\u003c\/i\u003e is an expansive, gripping graphic novel set in Indochina in the year leading up to 1954, when the French-held garrison at Dien Bien Phu fell after a four-month battle, leading to the end of the first Indochina war between French forces and Ho Chi Minh\u0026amp;#x27;s nationalist rebels. Minh (no relation to Ho) is a young man from Hanoi, an aspiring painter who dreams of experiencing la vie boheme in Paris\u0026amp;#x27;s Latin Quarter. To dissuade him from pursuing an artistic life, his father sends him into the countryside to tend to the family\u0026amp;#x27;s holdings. He is soon pressed into serving with the Ho Chi Minh rebels, where he becomes a soldier despite repeatedly defying his cadres - ideological Communist commanders with whom he disagrees - becoming both hero and anti-hero in the process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e40 Men and 12 Rifles\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving and beautifully illustrated book about the human and artistic spirit of the Indochinese people who persevered in the face of warfare and suffering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;With a style close to 'poetic realism,' Truong brilliantly succeeds in his great leap into fiction, while reconciling the precision of historical narrative.\u0026amp;#x27;  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLe Telegramme\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;The story, drawing, details, and authenticity of the entire book is remarkable and will be considered a milestone.\u0026amp;#x27;  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLigne Claire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Marcelino Truong's graphic novel is a work of genius, with striking and cleverly constructed graphics, compelling dialogue and brilliant anecdotes. A real pleasure to read, and destined to become a classic.\u0026amp;#x27;  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eL'Histoire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46830035796126,"sku":"ADS-9781551529233","price":44.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781551529233.jpg?v=1778558632","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781551529233","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}