| The Pistol Contributor(s): Jones, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226391868 ISBN-13: 9780226391861 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $25.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: As bombs begin to fall on Pearl Harbor, nineteen-year-old PFC Richard Mask is wearing a pistol, a .45 caliber automatic that makes him feel connected to the army of the Wild West and Custer's Cavalry. In the chaos of his first days and weeks of the war, as Mask and his company move from Schofield Barracks to the beaches of Oahu, then to a remote mountain pass, a struggle over the pistol dominates this novella's action, providing the pathos and savagery of the story. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | War & Military |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002075654 |
| Series: Phoenix Fiction Phoenix Fiction Phoenix Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.24" W x 8.04" (0.42 lbs) 158 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jones, James: - 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. |