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| Title | : | Battle Cry |
| Author | : | Leon Uris |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 694 pages |
| Published | : | June 28th 2005 by Avon (first published June 1st 1953) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. War. Military Fiction. World War II |
Leon Uris
Paperback | Pages: 694 pages Rating: 4.15 | 8983 Users | 167 Reviews
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Battle Cry is the riveting Marine epic by the bestselling author of such classics as Trinity and Exodus.Originally published in 1953, Leon Uris's Battle Cry is the raw and exciting story of men at war from a legendary American author.
This is the story of enlisted men – Marines – at the beginning of World War II. They are a rough–and–ready tangle of guys from America's cities and farms and reservations. Led by a tough veteran sergeant, these soldiers band together to emerge as part of one of the most elite fighting forces in the world. With staggering realism and detail, we follow them into intense battles – Guadalcanal and Tarawa – and through exceptional moments of camaraderie and bravery. Battle Cry does not extol the glories of war, but proves itself to be one of the greatest war stories of all time.
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| Original Title: | Battle Cry |
| ISBN: | 006075186X (ISBN13: 9780060751869) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.15 From 8983 Users | 167 ReviewsAssessment Epithetical Books Battle Cry
I started off forcing myself through the first 100 pages, the next almost three hundred, I took breaks to look up the information I was trying to absorb. It went from a two star to a five star book over the four days it took me to read. Not many books can make me laugh, cry, and learn, all within 476 pages.A very good read, and one with a real sting. For most of the book you're spending time with a group of marines through their training, and then in combat situations where they are not spearheading the attack. You get to know them, and warm to them as their cameraderie develops. At the climax of the book, when they really are on the front line, things get real.It's a lovingly painted portrait that reads very easily and holds the attention well over nigh-on 700 pages. War novels are not my
This book was my introduction to Leon Uris as a teenager. It spawned my interest in WW II and military fiction. It was also one of the first truly adult books I read. After nearly 40 years it was interesting to revisit this book. As an adult I found it simpler and more straight forward than I remembered and not quite as emotional. Regardless it was a great walk down memory lane enjoying this title again.
No limericks today. Just a few words. This is a really awesome war book. The style is similar to James Jones. You get that mad sadness and humor blended together, the kind only people who have lived through battle can appeciate.Cheers,Igor
Another book I read years ago. Uris' take on a group of Marines from enlistment through the war (WWII). The men come from vastly different backgrounds and grow into a coherent unit. The book begins at the beginning of the war when America's armed forces were small and under equiped with only a small core of experinced troops. (this was true of Army, Navy, and Marines). The narrator is an experinced old time Marine sargent who leads the men through growth and battles.
This is a book I have returned to several times and each time been taken aback by its powerful nature. It tells the story of Marines in the Pacific theatre during WW2 and in its storytelling reminds me a lot of band of brothers. You will follow the marines from their pre-joinging lives through to the end of their war. It is a truly interesting story providing numerous character studies of leadership and is an incredibly good look at officership for those in the military.
Here is a ripping good storyteller doing what many authors have tried to do but usually not as well: Making the connection between being a soldier and being human.
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