War and the Long White Road |
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| Author:
| Leibold, John |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4010-5103-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2002 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris Corporation LLC
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.99 |
Book Description:
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The Narrator of “War and the Long White Road” is a quiet, reflective 17-year old from a good Catholic, middle-class family who enlists in the Marine Corps during World War II.
The story follows him through the rigors of boot camp and culminates in a detailed description of his experience during the assault on a fanatically defended Pacific Island held by the Japanese. Far from finding this experience a devastating one, he finds that despite the blood and gore...
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The Narrator of “War and the Long White Road” is a quiet, reflective 17-year old from a good Catholic, middle-class family who enlists in the Marine Corps during World War II.
The story follows him through the rigors of boot camp and culminates in a detailed description of his experience during the assault on a fanatically defended Pacific Island held by the Japanese. Far from finding this experience a devastating one, he finds that despite the blood and gore around him, “living on the edge” provides him with a rare feeling of really being alive.
He survives the battle unhurt and with his enthusiasm for danger undimmed returns to Hawaii to retrain for the last big assault of the war. However, the Japanese surrender frustrates his yearning for one more great battle.
When he is finally sent home he finds that his alienation from his family, which began with his total assimilation into the Marine Corps, is complete and that there is no-longer a place for him in that life, or perhaps anywhere else.