The Big War - Softcover

Anton Myrer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425046729 ISBN 13: 9780425046722

Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group, 1981

Synopsis

They were our husbands, our fathers, our lovers, our sons. They were Americans and Marines. And this is their story: The Big War, Anton Myrer's panoramic novel of Marines in the Pacific in World War II. This is the story of Alan Newcombe, the Boston society Harvard man; Danny Kantaylis, the natural-born leader; Jay O'Neill, the barroom scrapper. Myrer does not glorify war; he does not flinch from describing what the actual experience of warfare was like for a desperate group of Marines trapped in some of the worst fighting conditions of the war. We learn about their lives at home and their fates on the battlefield.

About this title

About the Author:

While attending Harvard University, Anton Myrer (1922-1996) enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps immediately after the Pearl Harbor attacks. He served for three years during World War II until he was wounded in the Pacific. He is also the author of the novels The Big War, The Last Convertible, and A Green Desire.

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0425046729
• ISBN 13: 9780425046722
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback