{"product_id":"lucked-out-paperback","title":"Lucked Out - 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\u003ePat Moffett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Funny and illuminating. [A] sparkling memoir of Moffett's tour of duty. [A] striking. . . vivid, hilarious account of surviving a Vietnam deployment. With a raucous spirit, he writes about the profound power of recognizing everyone's humanity.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Publishers Weekly\/BookLife Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eExceptional\u003c\/b\u003e. Captures the spirit of \u003ci\u003eBand of Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e and the classic humor of \u003ci\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/i\u003e. A \u003cb\u003eNetflix-ready\u003c\/b\u003e Vietnam War memoir, \u003ci\u003eLucked Out\u003c\/i\u003e is also \u003cb\u003edamn funny\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Rob MacGregor, New York Times best-selling author, \u003ci\u003e Indiana Jones\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Armed with enough colorful metaphors to give Raymond Chandler a run for his money. \u003cb\u003eA journey readers won't forget.\u003c\/b\u003e An unvarnished snapshot of war. \"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Kirkus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Book clubs will want it at the top of their reading lists. \u003cb\u003eHighly recommended.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Midwest Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLUCKY CHARM?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAny war is a mix of patriotism, brotherhood, and a whole lot of luck. This is the incredible, oftentimes hilarious story of Pat Moffett, a very lucky twenty-year old, a self-admitted street-smart wise-ass kid from Brooklyn who joined the United States Army's famed 101st Airborne Division, and was shipped 8,000 miles away to the bloody war in Vietnam-and somehow, despite one misadventure after another, lived to tell this tale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortly after touching down in 'Nam, Private Pat Moffett realized if he was to survive the madhouse of war, he'd better make the best of it. With a bit of Irish luck and gift of blarney, Pat's true-life wartime capers in Vietnam began with a vengeance as he ran secret personal missions for army brass-and found himself embroiled with currency schemes, the black market, impersonating officers, hijacking a helicopter to get pizza, dating bar girls, cutting deals, dodging bullets, picking shrapnel out of his butt, skirting police, getting dragged into street fights, being stalked by tigers, rescuing orphans, and going from being nearly arrested to getting a Bronze Star. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut if not for a fateful typographical error, Pat would have been assigned to a platoon that got entirely wiped out in a jungle massacre. For Pat it was a lucky stroke, one that changed his life for good and became a reminder of just how lucky he was during those fourteen months in 'Nam. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucked Out\u003c\/i\u003e is Pat Moffett's brilliant, irreverent firsthand account of his tour in Vietnam that ranges from the outrageous to the mind-bending, packed with action, but truly, in the end, is an embrace of all those with whom he was lucky enough to have served. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eWicked, dark humor\u003c\/b\u003e that reminded me of the brilliant TV series M*A*S*H.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, New York Times best-selling author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eYour next must-read\u003c\/b\u003e that has it all: the irreverence of \u003ci\u003eJarhead\u003c\/i\u003e, the comedic antics of \u003ci\u003eStripes\u003c\/i\u003e, the zany escapades in \u003ci\u003eKelly's Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGood Morning, Vietnam\u003c\/i\u003e, [and] the satirical edge of \u003ci\u003eAnimal House\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- David Niall Wilson, USA Today best-selling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eInsanely funny\u003c\/b\u003e . . . a gifted story-teller who pulls no punches. A terrific book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Patrick Hemstreet, Critically-acclaimed author, US Navy special-warfare-trained medic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScroll up now and grab your copy of what one soldier calls \"Brilliant, shocking, hilarious. A great book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 458\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47192915968249,"sku":"9780974227832","price":26.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/IatojfWf_b9780974227832.webp?v=1767902428","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/lucked-out-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}