The Thin Red Line
$25.41
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2014
Summary
James Jones’ classic of combat literature - a brutal and devastating portrait of the senselessness of war
The soldiers of C-for-Charlie Company are not cast from the heroic mold. The unit’s captain is too intelligent and sensitive for the job, his first sergeant is psychotic, and the enlisted men begin the campaign gripped by cowardice. But they will all discover the thin red line that divides the sane from the mad - and the living from the dead - when they arrive on the island of Gua…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141393247 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141393246 |
| Author: | James Jones |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2014 |
| Weight: | 365g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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About The Author
James Jones
James Jones (1921-1977) was born in Robinson, Illinois and enlisted in the US army in 1939, serving in the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii during Pearl Harbor and later in Guadalcanal in the Pacfic, where he was wounded in action. He is the author of many acclaimed novels, including the National Book Award-winner From Here to Eternity.
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