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WWII: A Chronicle of Soldiering
James Jones
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Description for WWII: A Chronicle of Soldiering
Paperback. Moving chronologically and thematically through the complex history of the conflict, the author interweaves his own vivid memories of soldiering in the Pacific - from the look on a Japanese fighter pilot's face as he bombed Pearl Harbor, so close that Jones could see him smile and wave, to hitting the beach under fire in Guadalcanal. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 halftones, 3 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
In 1975, James Jones - the American author whose novels From Here to Eternity and The Thin Red Line had made him the preeminent voice of the enlisted man in World War II - was chosen to write the text for an oversized coffee table book edited by former Yank magazine art director Art Weithas and featuring visual art from World War II. The book was a best seller, praised for both its images and for Jones' text, but in subsequent decades the artwork made it impossible for the book to be reproduced in its original form, and it fell ... Read more
In 1975, James Jones - the American author whose novels From Here to Eternity and The Thin Red Line had made him the preeminent voice of the enlisted man in World War II - was chosen to write the text for an oversized coffee table book edited by former Yank magazine art director Art Weithas and featuring visual art from World War II. The book was a best seller, praised for both its images and for Jones' text, but in subsequent decades the artwork made it impossible for the book to be reproduced in its original form, and it fell ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226180939
SKU
V9780226180939
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Ref
99-50
About James Jones
James Jones (1921-77) was an American novelist best known for his World War II trilogy, From Here to Eternity, winner of the 1952 National Book Award, The Thin Red Line, and Whistle, the last published posthumously. During World War II, he was decorated with both the Bronze Star and Purple Heart Medals.
Reviews for WWII: A Chronicle of Soldiering
"The most stirring and lucid account of World War II that I have ever read." (Joseph Heller) "A mind-bending extension into new territory of whatever one knew before, not only about war but about human nature." (Chicago Tribune)"