![]() ![]() Here too are their women-the company commander's wife who shamlessly loves a lowly sergeant.the B-girl who makes the mistake of falling in love with the solider who picks her up.men and women who live each day as though it may be their last. Here is a world not only of military installations but also of tropical beaches, city life and honky-tonk bars filled with GIs yearning for the girls back home. An American classic now available with scenes and dialogue considered unfit for publication in the 1950s, From Here to Eternity is a stirring picture of army life in the months leading up to the. The novel's setting is Hawaii during the ominous months of 1941, climaxing with the devastating Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.įrom Here to Eternity evokes the American solider's life candidly and in dramatic detail. ![]() Book SummaryĪ big, sprawling story that has been called the most important novel to come out of World War II, From Here to Eternity carries us into the exciting, tumultuous and often brutal world inhabited by soldiers and the women they love. Jones’s experiences informed his epic war novels From Here to Eternity and The Thin Red Line. ![]() Inside, there is a gap between the pages and the spine, however the binding is tight and the pages are crisp and clean. The dust jacket has some shelf wear and closed tears. From Here to Eternity by James Jones is a 803-page hardcover published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. ![]()
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