Karl Marlantes

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Karl Marlantes is an American author and decorated Vietnam War veteran best known for his critically acclaimed war novel "Matterhorn" and his nonfiction work "What It Is Like to Go to War."

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instanceOf United States Marine Corps officer
Vietnam War veteran
human
nonfiction writer
novelist
almaMater University of Oxford NERFINISHED
Yale University NERFINISHED
awardReceived Air Medal NERFINISHED
Bronze Star Medal
Navy Cross NERFINISHED
Purple Heart
basedOnExperience Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War NERFINISHED
What It Is Like to Go to War NERFINISHED
conflictParticipatedIn Vietnam War NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1944-12-24
educatedAt University of Oxford
Yale University
familyName Marlantes NERFINISHED
fullName Karl Arthur Marlantes NERFINISHED
genre historical fiction
memoir
war fiction
givenName Karl NERFINISHED
hasEthnicBackground Finnish American
hasGender male
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryAwardedFor heroism in combat in Vietnam
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps
militaryRank lieutenant
nationality American
notableFor exploration of psychological impact of war
realistic depiction of combat in Vietnam War
notableWork Deep River NERFINISHED
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War NERFINISHED
What It Is Like to Go to War NERFINISHED
What It Is Like to Go to War: A Memoir NERFINISHED
occupation military officer
novelist
writer
placeOfBirth Astoria, Oregon, United States NERFINISHED
residence Washington State, United States NERFINISHED
serviceNumberOfTours Vietnam War tour
writingPeriod 20th century
21st century

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux hasPublished Karl Marlantes
James Jones influenced Karl Marlantes