The Naked and the Dead (1948) (edit title/settings)

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• Bill Hearn: Hearns is a selfless lieutenant.
• SSG Jesse Croft: Texan with a trace of an accent. A combat veteran and platoon sergeant. Pecker-head.
• SGT Julio Martinez: A scout for the I&R platoon. He feels responsible for Lt Hearn
• MG Edward Cummings: Division commander - a "tyrant with a velvet voice" - his code name is "camel"
• 2LT Robert Hearn: Aide to MG Cummings. He's a big man; went to a good college; has a rich father. Inexperienced in combat.

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Preceded by Main Street, and followed by Gone With the Wind.

Preceded by The Big Fisherman, and followed by Dinner at Antoines.

Preceded by You Bright and Risen Angels, and followed by The Universal Baseball Association Inc..

Preceded by The Crisis, and followed by Hatchet.

Preceded by Tropic of Cancer, and followed by Portnoy's Complaint.

Preceded by The Shipping News, and followed by The Heart of the Matter.

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1. Norman Mailer (Author)

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• Dewey: 813.54

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• Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( M ) › Mailer, Norman
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › War
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

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