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The Thin Red Line - by James Jones (Paperback)

The Thin Red Line - by  James Jones (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Soon to be a major motion picture, this classic war novel by the author of "From Here to Eternity" tells the story of the men of C-for-Charlie company before, during, and after the Allied effort at Guadalcanal. "Brutal, direct, and powerful".--"Los Angeles Times". <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>They are the men of C-for-Charlie company--"Mad" 1st Sgt. Eddie Welsh, Pvt. 1st Class Don Doll, Pvt. John Bell, Capt. James Stein, Cpl. Fife, and dozens more just like them--infantrymen who are about to land, grim and white-faced, on an atoll in the Pacific called Guadalcanal. This is their story, a shatteringly realistic walk into hell and back. <p/> In the days ahead, some will earn medals, others will do anything they can dream up to get evacuated before they land in a muddy grave. But they will all discover the thin red line that divides the sane from the mad--and the living from the dead--in this unforgettable portrait that captures for all time the total experience of men at war. <p/><b> Foreword by Francine Prose</b><br> <b> </b><br> <b>"Brutal, direct, and powerful . . . The men are real, the words are real, death is real, imminent and immediate."--</b><i><b>Los Angeles Times </b></i><b> <p/>"A rare and splendid accomplishment . . . strong and ambitious, spacious, and as honest as any novel ever written."--</b> <i><b>Newsweek</b></i><b><br></b> <i><b> </b></i><b><br>"[A] major novel of combat in World War II . . . reminiscent of Stephen Crane in </b> <i><b>The Red Badge of Courage</b></i><b>."--</b><i><b>The Christian Science Monitor</b></i><b><br></b> <i><b> </b></i><b><br>"</b><i><b>The Thin Red Line </b></i><b>moves so intensely and inexorably that it almost seems like the war it is describing."--</b><i><b>The New York Times Book Review</b></i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Brutal, direct, and powerful . . . The men are real, the words are real, death is real, imminent and immediate."--<i>Los Angeles Times </i> <p/> "A rare and splendid accomplishment . . . strong and ambitious, spacious, and as honest as any novel ever written."--<i>Newsweek</i><br> <i> </i><br> "[A] major novel of combat in World War II . . . reminiscent of Stephen Crane in <i>The Red Badge of Courage</i>."--<i>The Christian Science Monitor</i><br> <i> </i><br> "<i>The Thin Red Line </i>moves so intensely and inexorably that it almost seems like the war it is describing."--<i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br>

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