{"product_id":"whistle-paperback","title":"Whistle - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour World War II infantrymen recover at an army hospital, and struggle to readjust to the home front, in this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e At the end of a long journey across the Pacific, a ship catches sight of California. On board are hundreds of injured soldiers, survivors of the American infantry's battle to wrest the South Seas from the Japanese Empire. As the men on deck cheer their imminent return to their families, wives, and favorite girls, four stay below, unable to join in the celebration. These men are broken by war and haunted by what they learned there of the savagery of mankind. As they convalesce in a hospital in Memphis, the pain of that knowledge will torment them far worse than any wound. The third of James Jones's epics based on his life in the army, this posthumously published novel draws on his own experiences to depict the horrors of war and their persistence even after the jungle is left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Jones (1921-1977) was one of the most accomplished American authors of the World War II generation. He served in the U.S. Army from 1939 to 1944, and was present at the attack on Pearl Harbor as well as the battle for Guadalcanal, where he was decorated with a purple heart and bronze star. Jones's experiences informed his epic novels \u003ci\u003eFrom Here to Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Thin Red Line\u003c\/i\u003e. His other works include \u003ci\u003eSome Came Running\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pistol\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGo to the Widow-Maker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ice-Cream Headache and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Merry Month of May\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Touch of Danger\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhistle\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e To the End of the War\u003c\/i\u003e--a book of previously unpublished fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 514\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169110757511,"sku":"9781453218495","price":32.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1532fef6bbfbe36d052bcbf30cf4dd42.webp?v=1733339318","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/whistle-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}