Magnificent Bastards: A Novel of the Marines and a Woman in a Theater of War
Magnificent Bastards: A Novel of the Marines and a Woman in a Theater of War
by Crockett, Lucy Herndon
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus & Young, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full ebony-embossed beige-backed green cloth w/ mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 296. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Wiki notes: "She served in World War II with the Red Cross, spending five years in New Caledonia, Guadalcanal, the Philippines, Japan, and Korea. Of the nine books she wrote and illustrated, several reflect her life during and after the war. The Magnificent Bastards (1953), her best-known book, was about her experiences with the U.S. Marine Corps, while Popcorn on the Ginza (1949) was about her time in occupied Japan. The Magnificent Bastards was made into a 1956 film starring William Holden and Deborah Kerr under the title The Proud and Profane. Interviewers of Crockett stated that she was "mild-looking" and seemed, "too gentle for the ugliness she described" in her books."
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- Title
- Magnificent Bastards: A Novel of the Marines and a Woman in a Theater of War
- Author
- Crockett, Lucy Herndon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - In exceptionally good condition
- Jacket Condition
- In exceptionally good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Young
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- World War II Pacific
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