Jones, James 1921-1977

From here to eternity by James Jones ( Book )
142 editions published between 1951 and 2008 in 22 languages and held by 3,890 libraries worldwide
Diamond Head, Hawaii, 1941. Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt is a champion welterweight and a fine bugler. But when he refuses to join the company's boxing team, he gets "the treatment" that may break him or kill him. First Sgt. Milton Anthony Warden knows how to soldier better than almost anyone, yet he's risking his career to have an affair with the commanding officer's wife. Both Warden and Prewitt are bound by a common bond: the Army is their heart and blood . . .and, possibly, their death. In this magnificent but brutal classic of a soldier's life, James Jones portrays the courage, violence and passions of men and women who live by unspoken codes and with unutterable despair. . .in the most important American novel to come out of World War II, a masterpiece that captures as no other the honor and savagery of men.

The thin red line by James Jones ( Book )
77 editions published between 1962 and 2008 in 11 languages and held by 3,064 libraries worldwide
They are the men of C-for-Charlie Company. "Mad" 1st Sgt. Eddie Welsh, SSgt. Don Doll, Pvt. John Bell, Capt. James Stein, Cpl. Fife, and dozens more just like them, infantrymen in "this man's army" who are about to land grim and white-faced on an atoll in the Pacific called Guadalcanal. This is their story, a shatteringly realistic walk into hell and back. In the days ahead some will earn medals; others will do anything they can dream up to get evacuated before they land in a muddy grave. But they will all discover the thin red line that divides the sane from the mad, and the living from the dead, in this unforgettable portrait that captures for all time the total experience of men at war.

Whistle by James Jones ( Book )
25 editions published between 1978 and 2001 in 8 languages and held by 2,488 libraries worldwide
This third volume of a trilogy about World War II deals with the effects of the war on the lives of four soldiers.

The merry month of May by James Jones ( Book )
25 editions published between 1968 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 1,631 libraries worldwide

WW II by James Jones ( Book )
11 editions published between 1975 and 1980 in English and German and held by 1,585 libraries worldwide
James Jones recounts his personal experiences during World War II, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. The text is illustrated with combat artwork created by soldiers in the field or by noted artists.

From here to eternity ( Visual )
26 editions published between 1953 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 1,354 libraries worldwide
Drama about life in the Army in the days prior to World War II. Shows the effect of Army discipline on an individualistic former boxing champion who defies the attempts of officers and men to break him when he refuses to fight on the company's boxing team. Includes actual scenes of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Go to the widow-maker by James Jones ( Book )
16 editions published between 1966 and 1995 in 4 languages and held by 1,277 libraries worldwide

A touch of danger by James Jones ( Book )
17 editions published between 1973 and 1995 in 7 languages and held by 954 libraries worldwide

The pistol by James Jones ( Book )
24 editions published between 1958 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 901 libraries worldwide

Some came running by James Jones ( Book )
35 editions published between 1956 and 1994 in 4 languages and held by 858 libraries worldwide