The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford

The Short-Timers

Gustav Hasford

192 pages first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction historical dark reflective slow-paced
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This novel was the source text of Kubrick\'s "Full Metal Jacket". It follows the career of the sardonic narrator from the organized sadism of Marine basic training to an assignment as a combat reporter in Vietnam to his experiences as a platoon co...

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