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They were our husbands, our fathers, our lovers, our sons. They were Americans and Marines. And this is their story: The Big War , Anton Myrer's panoramic novel of Marines in the Pacific in World War II. This is the story of Alan Newcombe, the Boston society Harvard man; Danny Kantaylis, the... read more
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- O'neill: Add a description of this character.
- Amory Newcombe
- Danny
- Kantaylis
- Andrea
- Derekman
- Lorraine
- Helen
- Helthal
- Harry
- Lundren
- D'alessandro
- Woodruff
- Ricarno
- Alan Newcombe
- Klumanski
- Charlie Tarrasch
- Stevie
- Grace
- Wally
- Jay
- Bobby
- Steve
- Jack Freuhof
- Sam Flannery
- Herron
- Schulman
- Capistron
- Sidney
- Felicia
- Nick
- Frey
- Diebenkorn
- Allie
- Suzy
- Carrington
- Glaviano
- Woody
- Hallowell
- Mr. Lenaine
- Andy
- Chamorro
- Hamway
- Turk
Setting & Locations edit
- Virginia
- Terrabella
- Tarawa
- Nenetan
- Pacific
- Washington
- Post Road
- Texas
- Italy
- New York
- Pittsfield
- Muncie
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THE RAIN CAME in squalls, in slanting silver sheets and bounced on the helmets and ponchos in a million little bursts of light, ran glistening down the folds of the camouflaged fabric and merged with the streams flowing along the two ruts of road.
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- Dewey: 813
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