Told from the perspective of a young lieutenant, this book follows the exploits of a French commando unit attacking Bulgarian outposts along the Romanian border. The unit is led by Captain Conan, a haberdasher's son who finds his calling as a fearless . . . *** Nota: Los env�os a Espa�a peninsular, Baleares y Canarias se realizan a trav�s de mensajer�a urgente. No aceptamos pedidos con destino a Ceuta y Melilla.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Captain Conan

Publisher

University of South Carolina Press

Publication Date

2008

Language

English

ISBN 10

1570037132

ISBN 13

9781570037139

Binding

Soft cover

Condition

New

Weight

383 grams

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Synopsis

First published in 1934, Roger Vercel's novel Captain Conan was awarded the Prix Goncourt for its unflinching assessment of the toll fierce combat had taken on the youth of France. Largely autobiographical and told from the perspective of a young lieutenant, the book follows the exploits of a French commando unit attacking Bulgarian outposts along the Romanian border. The unit is led by the twenty-three-year-old Captain Conan, a haberdasher's son who finds his calling as a fearless killer ready to crawl through barbed wire and slit the throats of his enemies on midnight raids. Based on Vercel's comrade to whom the book is dedicated, Conan is loyal only to his men, as all notions of patriotism are lost in place of the fraternity and brutality needed for survival and success in this close, bloody combat.

About the Author

The French novelist Roger Vercel (1894-1957) wrote numerous books, including the maritime tales In Sight of Eden and Tides of Mont St.-Michel. Ted Morgan is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the author of biographies of Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, William S. Burroughs, and others. His biography Maugham was a 1982 finalist for the National Book Award.

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