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Battle Cry |
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| Author: Leon Uris Published: 2005-07-01 |
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Customer comments on this selection. This was a gift--to our son-in-law. His original copy was being held together with rubber bands. We were very lucky to find a copy of this book for him. Battle CryReceived Book in excellent condition. Great Price, Fast Delivery. My Son is enjoying it. Wonderful Seller. Totally Satisfied in all aspects of Sale and Company and the processing and delivery of my Order. Leon Uris' "Battle Cry"An outstanding piece of WWII historical fiction. Unlike other great works of this genre' (Herman Wouk's "War and Remembrance" for instance), this tale is not told from the perspective of the colonels and generals, but rather as experienced by the U.S. Marine sergeants and privates. The tale thoroughly and patiently follows a group of young men from the train stations where they left their hometowns, through boot camp and training, and onto the beaches of Guadalcanal and Tarawa atoll where they fell in combat. Uris did not all neglect the issue of back home wives and girlfriends, who are so very important to men isolated so far from home. His first novel, Uris wrote this from his own experience. He was a WWII enlisted Marine combat veteran in the Pacific. First published in 1953, this book was written while memories were still fresh. In a way, it's a bit dated, with terminology and (superior) social values from an America of yesterday. On the other hand, Marine and Navy veterans will recognize the jargon and behaviors that are still in use today. Tradition. A reviewer has criticized the slow opening pace. I disagree. The device was used to well acquaint the reader with and help him/her to grow to know and love the players, just as these Marines loved their "buddies". I noted in the author's epilogue that he strongly and repeatedly disclaimed any connection of the fictional officers in his story (he even names them) to any real life personalities he had served under. Glaringly absent was a similar disclaimer regarding the enlisted men in his story. I infer from this that many of the colorful enlisted characters of the book might be representations of Pfc Uris' actual wartime colleagues. A memorial to them, if you will. Interesting. Uris used an unusual and successful style technique in "Battle Cry". The tale is sometimes written in third person narrative, and at other times narrated in first person by a veteran sergeant in the battalion named Mac. But it's really about the teenage boys that did most of the fighting . . . sometimes hand to hand. Again, Uris was not in a hurry and patiently let the story play out. At times it is slow and monotonous, as was the wartime Marine life. At other times the action is overwhelming. Writing realistically from life experience, the battle scenes are not an organized test of marksmanship between two opposing teams . . . the fighting is chaos. This is the kind of book that provokes the reader to alternately laughing out loud, cheering, or weeping. This is not a cheap blood and guts war story. It's a great tale of courage, leadership, brotherhood and humanity - Well told. A must read about WWII.One of the best books I've ever read. Gives a realistic account of WW II and depicts war as it really is. A classic! ONE OF OUR BETTER WAR NOVELSI first read this one in the late 1950s and have given it two read since that time. This is one of the better novels of WWII and follows the action of one group of Marines from boot camp through their horrible ordeal in the Pacific. This books is a tribute to the Marine Corps and is as pertinent today as it was in 1953 when it was published. I must admit to being a Uris fan as I love his story telling abilities and his character development. I highly recommend this work. |
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