β Scribed by Karl Marlantes
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
SUMMARY:
Intense, powerful, and compelling, Matterhorn is an epic war novel in the tradition of Norman Mailerβs The Naked and the Dead and James Jonesβs The Thin Red Line. It is the timeless story of a young Marine lieutenant, Waino Mellas, and his comrades in Bravo Company, who are dropped into the mountain jungle of Vietnam as boys and forced to fight their way into manhood. Standing in their way are not merely the North Vietnamese but also monsoon rain and mud, leeches and tigers, disease and malnutrition. Almost as daunting, it turns out, are the obstacles they discover between each other: racial tension, competing ambitions, and duplicitous superior officers. But when the company finds itself surrounded and outnumbered by a massive enemy regiment, the Marines are thrust into the raw and all-consuming terror of combat. The experience will change them forever. Written by a highly decorated Marine veteran over the course of thirty years, Matterhorn is a spellbinding and unforgettable novel that brings to life an entire worldβboth its horrors and its thrillsβand seems destined to become a classic of combat literature.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
SUMMARY: Intense, powerful, and compelling, Matterhorn is an epic war novel in the tradition of Norman Mailerβs The Naked and the Dead and James Jonesβs The Thin Red Line. It is the timeless story of a young Marine lieutenant, Waino Mellas, and his comrades in Bravo Company, who are dropped into t
### Amazon.com Review **Amazon Best Books of the Month, March 2010** : _Matterhorn_ is a marvel--a living, breathing book with Lieutenant Waino Mellas and the men of Bravo Company at its raw and battered heart. Karl Marlantes doesn't introduce you to Vietnam in his brilliant war epic--he unceremoni
SUMMARY: Intense, powerful, and compelling, Matterhorn is an epic war novel in the tradition of Norman Mailers The Naked and the Dead and James Joness The Thin Red Line. It is the timeless story of a young Marine lieutenant, Waino Mellas, and his comrades in Bravo Company, who are dropped into the
SUMMARY: Intense, powerful, and compelling, Matterhorn is an epic war novel in the tradition of Norman Mailerβs The Naked and the Dead and James Jonesβs The Thin Red Line. It is the timeless story of a young Marine lieutenant, Waino Mellas, and his comrades in Bravo Company, who are dropped into the
In the tradition of Norman Mailer's "The Naked and the Dead" and James Jones's "The Thin Red Line," Marlantes tells the powerful and compelling story of a young Marine lieutenant, Waino Mellas, and his comrades in Bravo Company, who are dropped into the mountain jungle of Vietnam as boys and forced
### Amazon.com Review **Amazon Best Books of the Month, March 2010**: *Matterhorn* is a marvel--a living, breathing book with Lieutenant Waino Mellas and the men of Bravo Company at its raw and battered heart. Karl Marlantes doesn't introduce you to Vietnam in his brilliant war epic--he unceremonio