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The Long March

by William Styron · 1952

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In the blaze of a Carolina summer, among the poison ivy and loblolly pines, eight Marines are killed almost casually by misfired mortar shells. Deciding that his battalion has been 'doping off', Colonel Templeton calls for a 36-mile forced march to inculcate discipline. The Long March is a searing account of this ferocious ordeal - and of the two officers who resist.

Genre
war and militaryhistorical fictionWorld War IIliterary fiction
Themes
war
Setting
World War IIUSA
Subject
history
Audience
adult
Length
short · 120 pages

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