James Jones

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The Thin Red Line

James Jones

The World War II classic by the bestselling author of From Here to Eternity and Whistle, now a major motion picture from 20th Century Fox.

They are the men of C-for-Charlie Company—”Mad” 1st/Sgt. Eddie Welsh, S/Sgt. Don Doll, Pvt. John Bell, Capt. James Stein, Cpl. Fife, and dozens more just like them—infantrymen in “this man’s army” 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.  

In the days ahead some will earn medals; others…

 
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