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The Dead are Mine
Raw, realistic, gritty WWII war novel.
Very few World War II novels tell a combat story as authoritatively as does this. It is all business - the business is war. Just as the details in Bill Mauldin's 'Up Front' drawings are extremely accurate on such little things as a gun sight or the buckles on a combat boot, so James Ross's character and events have a ring of truth. However, there is no humor here, no sardonic touches and only a redeeming small amount of sentimentality. The main underlying tone of most war novels written by former correspondents and brevetted novelists - the irony of it all - is missing here. 'The Dead Are Mine' says what all - is missing here. 'The Dead Are Mine' says what it has to say straight. Right between the eyes.
Very few World War II novels tell a combat story as authoritatively as does this. It is all business - the business is war. Just as the details in Bill Mauldin's 'Up Front' drawings are extremely accurate on such little things as a gun sight or the buckles on a combat boot, so James Ross's character and events have a ring of truth. However, there is no humor here, no sardonic touches and only a redeeming small amount of sentimentality. The main underlying tone of most war novels written by former correspondents and brevetted novelists - the irony of it all - is missing here. 'The Dead Are Mine' says what all - is missing here. 'The Dead Are Mine' says what it has to say straight. Right between the eyes.
259 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1965
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