The Short-Timers

Name: The Short-Timers
Brand: Bantam, 1983
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By Gustav Hasford

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This novel was the source text of Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket". It follows the career of the sardonic narrator from the organized sadism of Marine basic training to an assignment as a combat reporter in Vietnam to his experiences as a platoon commander after the Tet offensive, portraying the descent into barbarism that marked America's intervention in Vietnam.

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

180

Publication Date:

1633

Publisher:

Bantam, 1983

Languages:

Published: English

ISBN10:

0553239457

Weight:

118 g

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