The Pistol

By James Jones and James Jones

Book Overview

As bombs begin to fall on Pearl Harbor, 19 year old PFC Richard Mask is wearing a pistol that makes him feel connected to the army of the Wild West and Custer's cavalry. The pistol dominates the novella's action, providing the pathos and savagery of the story.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226391868
• ISBN13: 9780226391861
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Great James Jones gateway...

The Pistol is a quick, economical work which would be a great book to use as a "prologue" into the Army world painted by author James Jones with his trilogy: From Here to Eternity The Thin Red Line Whistle (Delta World War II Library)