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The Naked and the Dead

by Norman Mailer

1948 721 pages eng ★ 4.0 (7 ratings)

Based on Mailer’s own experience of military service in the Philippines during World War Two, *The Naked and the Dead* is a graphically truthful and shattering portrayal of ordinary men in battle. First published in 1949, as America was still basking in the glories of the Allied victory, it altered …

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