A Walk in the Sun
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (820 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0803261489 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 187 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Harry Brown (1917–86) was the screenwriter for over twenty movies, including El Dorado, Ocean’s Eleven, The Deep Six, and Sands of Iwo Jima.. A Walk in the Sun was made into a 1946 movie starring Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, and Lloyd Bridges
With A Walk in the Sun, Harry Brown tells an understated yet gripping and realistic tale of the randomness and impersonal nature of combat. The day unfolds from there—as simple as a walk in the sun, as simple, really, as war sometimes is. In the Allied landings at Salerno on the Italian peninsula during World War II, a fictional platoon loses its lieutenant and senior sergeant to enemy fire, regroups inland to decide what to do, and soon loses its next-senior NCO to battle fatigue. This short but intense novel follows the remaining members of the platoon as they attempt to ascertain their mission and carry it out based on the only guide they have, a map found on the lieutenant’s body. Brown’s spare narration echoes the gritty realities his characters face and provides a
John W said I did enjoy reading it but was a little surprised on how. I've seen the movie many times and it did mostly follow the book. I did enjoy reading it but was a little surprised on how it ended.. Mouthpiece said Novellete of an Infantry Platoon in Italy. This small book covers a single day in the life of a platoon of war-weary American GIs as they hit a remote beach in Italy and try to accomplish their mission of taking a key farmhouse 6 miles inland from the beach. The difficulty arises when the platoon leader lieutenant and Novellete of an Infantry Platoon in Italy This small book covers a single day in the life of a platoon of war-weary American GIs as they hit a remote beach in Italy and try to accomplish their mission of taking a key farmhouse 6 miles inland from the beach. The difficulty arises when the platoon leader lieutenant and 3 top NCOs are immediately killed or knocked out of action. The leadership of the platoon falls on a lower ranking NCO who is not very sure of himself and never dreamed he would find himself in this position. He does an admirable job dodging s. top NCOs are immediately killed or knocked out of action. The leadership of the platoon falls on a lower ranking NCO who is not very sure of himself and never dreamed he would find himself in this position. He does an admirable job dodging s. C. Macauley said Inside the Mind of a Soldier. This is the story of an infantry platoon landing in Italy in 19Inside the Mind of a Soldier C. Macauley This is the story of an infantry platoon landing in Italy in 1943. The platoon is charged with capturing a bridge and a farmhouse, but just as they reach shore their lieutenant is killed and their lead sergeant is wounded. The third-in-command soon suffers a nervous breakdown, leaving the command to an inexperienced corporal. The story is told through the eyes of various men in the unit and includes ongoing humorous dialogue between Rivera, a machine-gunner from Brooklyn, and his ammo man, Jake Friedman, from Hobok. Inside the Mind of a Soldier This is the story of an infantry platoon landing in Italy in 19Inside the Mind of a Soldier C. Macauley This is the story of an infantry platoon landing in Italy in 1943. The platoon is charged with capturing a bridge and a farmhouse, but just as they reach shore their lieutenant is killed and their lead sergeant is wounded. The third-in-command soon suffers a nervous breakdown, leaving the command to an inexperienced corporal. The story is told through the eyes of various men in the unit and includes ongoing humorous dialogue between Rivera, a machine-gunner from Brooklyn, and his ammo man, Jake Friedman, from Hobok. 3. The platoon is charged with capturing a bridge and a farmhouse, but just as they reach shore their lieutenant is killed and their lead sergeant is wounded. The third-in-command soon suffers a nervous breakdown, leaving the command to an inexperienced corporal. The story is told through the eyes of various men in the unit and includes ongoing humorous dialogue between Rivera, a machine-gunner from Brooklyn, and his ammo man, Jake Friedman, from Hobok. . The platoon is charged with capturing a bridge and a farmhouse, but just as they reach shore their lieutenant is killed and their lead sergeant is wounded. The third-in-command soon suffers a nervous breakdown, leaving the command to an inexperienced corporal. The story is told through the eyes of various men in the unit and includes ongoing humorous dialogue between Rivera, a machine-gunner from Brooklyn, and his ammo man, Jake Friedman, from Hobok
In addition, be sure to have the solid 1945 feature film starring Dana Andrews in your video collection.Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Brown's 1944 novel follows a platoon of U.S. infantrymen trying to make their way across Italy alone after their C.O. . With the recent success of the films Saving Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line, World War II stories are again in demand. is killed