The Pistol

As bombs begin to fall on Pearl Harbor, nineteen-year-old PFC Richard Mask is wearing a pistol, a .45 caliber automatic that makes him feel connected to the army of the Wild West and Custer's Cavalry. In the chaos of his first days and weeks of the war, as Mask and his company move from Schofield Barracks to the beaches of Oahu, then to a remote mountain pass, a struggle over the pistol dominates this novella's action, providing the pathos and savagery of the story.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: James Jones
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2003
• EAN: 9780226391861
• ISBN: 978-0-226-39186-1
• No. of pages: 158
• Dimensions: 134 mm x 203 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 194 g
• Series: Phoenix Fiction Series PF
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage