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The Naked and the Dead - Norman Mailer

Description: ISBN 0007204957 / Author: Norman Mailer / Genre: Fiction / A 50 year old novel detailing the grim reality of enlisted soldiers in the ... more

The Naked and the Dead - Norman Mailer ... Pacific campaign of WWII.

Newest Review: ... what Mailer gives us is a truly compelling insight into the minds of men put together to kill or be killed. The book follows ... more

... a squad put together on an island in the South Pacific to mount a campaign against an entrenched Japanese army. The characters are developed skillfully and the interaction between them is even more skillfull. The relationships between the men explores racism, sexism, death, human confidence, fidelity and philosophy. This is acheived in a very interesting culmulative manner, leaving you with a real sense of the mental, not physical, activity that takes place within War zones. The exploration of culture, class and ...more

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The Naked and the Dead - Norman Mailer: 50 years on, still the best WWII story ever told (459 words)
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Norman Mailer served in the US army during WWII, fighting mostly in the Phillipines. Norman's first novel, The Naked and the Dead, was written within four years of his release from service at the end of the war. Then a young man he set about recounting the true realities of war as he experienced it. The distance from home, loneliness, terror, boredom, paranoia, ineptitude, aptitude, bravery, cowardice. For it's time I can see why it was so groundbreaking. Those of you looking for an action packed battle after battle, fast paced, gung ho, John Wayne kind of experience, DON'T read this book! Instead what Mailer gives us is a truly ... Read the complete review

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