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The Thin Red Line is American author James Jones's fourth novel. It draws heavily on Jones's experiences at the Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse during World War II's Guadalcanal campaign. The author served in the United States Army's 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.
- James Jones
- 1962
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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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.
The Thin Red Line. : James Jones. Random House Publishing Group, 1962 - Fiction - 495 pages. They are the men of C-for-Charlie company—“Mad” 1st Sgt. Eddie Welsh, Pvt. 1st Class Don Doll, Pvt....
Dec 20, 2011 · The Thin Red Line. 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).
- James Jones
- Open Road Media, 2011
- 1453215670, 9781453215678
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 men at war.
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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. Each man fought his own war—on Guadalcanal and in James Jones’s novel
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