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Kenneth Alford
- Kenneth Alford (also known as Major Fredrick Joseph Ricketts) wrote his march The Thin Red Line in 1908 (published in 1925) to commemorate the "thin red line".
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The title comes from Rudyard Kipling's poem "Tommy", from the collection Barrack-Room Ballads, in which Kipling describes foot soldiers as "the thin red line of 'eroes". Kipling's poem is based on the 1854 action of British soldiers during the Crimean War called The Thin Red Line (Battle of Balaclava).
- James Jones
- 1962
Dec 18, 2016 · Writer Paul Maggioni examines James Jones' novel, The Thin Red Line, and the parallels of Jones' life on Guadalcanal during World War II.
- Rasheeda Smith
1. A Great Starting Point. To those who actually read books and/or know of 20th century US literature, the title “The Thin Red Line” was already familiar as a well-remembered 1962 novel by James Jones.
At a time when the standard infantry formation was a square when defending against charging cavalry, the Highlanders in their bright red jackets spread out in a thin red line so the enemy could not bypass them.
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Dec 20, 2011 · With “shattering prose,” the New York Times–bestselling author of From Here to Eternity captures the intense combat in the battle of Guadalcanal (San Francisco Chronicle). In August of 1942 the...
- James Jones
- Open Road Media, 2011
- 1453215670, 9781453215678
The Thin Red Line is a 1998 American epic war film written and directed by Terrence Malick. It is the second film adaptation of the 1962 novel by James Jones, following the 1964 film.
Feb 9, 1998 · But they will all discover the thin red line that divides the sane from the mad—and the living from the dead—in this unforgettable portrait that captures for all time the total experience of...
