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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas Boyd , Edwin Howard SimmonsPublisher: University of Nebraska Press Imprint: University of Nebraska Press Dimensions: Width: 13.30cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.283kg ISBN: 9780803261686ISBN 10: 0803261683 Pages: 266 Publication Date: 01 September 2000 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD  We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsOne of the best ten books on World War I. Carlos Baker, New York Times Through the Wheat records the experiences of William Hicks of the marines, who never distinguished himself, but who never flinched... The effect of attack after attack, numberless tragedies day after day, unceasing danger, was to deaden his senses completely. His companions concluded, not without reason, that he was mad. He wandered about under fire with perfect composure--not because he was more brave than his fellows, but because he was psychologically dead... Thomas Boyd [has written] the least partisan and the most brilliant of doughboy reminiscences. --New York Times. A remarkable first novel. --The Nation One of the best ten books on World War I. Carlos Baker, New York Times Through the Wheat records the experiences of William Hicks of the marines, who never distinguished himself, but who never flinched... The effect of attack after attack, numberless tragedies day after day, unceasing danger, was to deaden his senses completely. His companions concluded, not without reason, that he was mad. He wandered about under fire with perfect composure--not because he was more brave than his fellows, but because he was psychologically dead... Thomas Boyd [has written] the least partisan and the most brilliant of doughboy reminiscences. --New York Times. A remarkable first novel. --The Nation A remarkable first novel. -The Nation Author InformationIntroducing this Bison Books edition is Edwin Howard Simmons, a retired brigadier general in the United States Marine Corps and the author of The United States Marines: A History. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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