A true masterpiece and one of my favorite novels. Although it has all the realistic, gritty detailing that any novel recounting World War 2 Guadalcanal should have, it is so much more. The reader will indeed learn which gun is which and which rank is which. They will understand what needs to happ...
1st from jones for me. i'd read the name in heller's memoir, Now and Then: From Coney Island to Here: A Memoir...never read the story, although i'd heard/read about it...perhaps saw it on the shelf a time or two...no recall if i saw a movie w/the same title...and figured now is the time to give i...