Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
By: Ben Fountain
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Ecco
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9780060885595
Subjects: Iraq War, 2003-2011; Veterans; Football and war; Fiction
Description: A satire set in Texas during America's war in Iraq that explores the gaping national disconnect between the war at home and the war abroad. Follows the surviving members of the heroic Bravo Squad through one exhausting stop in their media-intensive "Victory Tour" at Texas Stadium, football mecca of the Dallas Cowboys, their fans, promoters, and cheerleaders.