The Thin Red Line (novel)

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The Thin Red Line (novel) is James Jones’s 1962 World War II novel that portrays the psychological and moral struggles of American soldiers fighting in the Battle of Guadalcanal.

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instanceOf novel
adaptation The Thin Red Line (1964 film) NERFINISHED
The Thin Red Line (1998 film) NERFINISHED
author James Jones NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts combat on the island of Guadalcanal
island-hopping campaign in the Pacific Theater
explores alienation in wartime
authority and rebellion in the military hierarchy
tension between individual survival and military duty
focusesOn enlisted American soldiers
infantry combat
followsUnit United States Army C-for-Charlie rifle company NERFINISHED
genre historical fiction
war fiction
hasCharacter Captain Stein NERFINISHED
Colonel Tall NERFINISHED
First Sergeant Edward Welsh NERFINISHED
Lieutenant Band NERFINISHED
Private Doll
Sergeant Welsh NERFINISHED
hasISBN 978-0-684-83006-7
hasPageCountApprox 500–600 pages
language English
literaryMovement postwar American literature
mainTheme camaraderie among soldiers
combat and fear
dehumanizing effects of war
moral struggles of soldiers
psychological struggles of soldiers
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor psychological depth of soldier characters
realistic depiction of infantry combat
partOf James Jones’s World War II trilogy
prequel From Here to Eternity NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1962
publisher Scribner NERFINISHED
sequel Whistle
setting Battle of Guadalcanal NERFINISHED
Guadalcanal NERFINISHED
settingPeriod World War II NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfPublication 1960s American literature

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