Suddenly We Didn't Want to Die
Author: Mackin, Elton
ISBN: 9780891415930
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Nov 1993
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback / softback
In the tradition ofi>All Quiet on the Western Front,/i>Elton E. Mackin's memoirs are a haunting portrayal of war as seen through the eyes of a highly decorated Marine who fought in every Marine Brigade battle from Belleau Wood to the crossing of the Meuse on the eve of the Armistice.br>br>b>Praise for i>Suddenly We Didn't Want to Die/i>/b>br>br>"This beautifully written and truly gripping war memoir is a significant addition to battlefield literature. A minor classic . . . An altogether remarkable job comparable to Crane, Remarque and Mailer. Deserves the widest possible audience."b>-The Cleveland Plain Dealer/b>br>br> "This immediate, eloquent report merit s comparison with Thomas Boyd's Marine Corps 1923 classic i>Through the wheat/i>."b>-/b>i>b>Publishers Weekly/b>/i>br> br> "A real curiosity- a highly mannered World War I diary, published nearly 80 years after being written and 20 years after its author's death. Bright snapshots abound...sometimes a young man's lyricism takes over but the horror of war never departs. The diary has the faults one expects, and the promise one prays for. A fine addition to WWI literature."b>-/b>i>b>Kirkus Reviews/b>/i>br> br> "A forthright, eloquent, and powerful memoir certain to become an enduring testament to the drama and tragedy of World War I. Threaded with no small measure of poetry, this superb memoir is sure to become a classic."b>-Great Battles/b>br> br> "A plain but powerful tale . . . in vivid prose loaded with details that bring the horrors of World War I to life, he tells an exceptional new version of the old story of battle transforming a boy into a veteran."b>-American Library Association i>Booklist/i>/b>br> br> "To the ranks of Erich Maria Remarque, E.E. Cummings, John Dos Passos and Siegfried Sassoon, we must now add Elton Mackin . . . who, in a terse style reminiscent of Hemingway, succeeds in making someone unfamiliar with war truly now the frightfulness of the trenches and the greatness of the many men who fought in them."b>-Marine Corps Gazette/b>
ISBN: 9780891415930
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Nov 1993
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback / softback
In the tradition ofi>All Quiet on the Western Front,/i>Elton E. Mackin's memoirs are a haunting portrayal of war as seen through the eyes of a highly decorated Marine who fought in every Marine Brigade battle from Belleau Wood to the crossing of the Meuse on the eve of the Armistice.br>br>b>Praise for i>Suddenly We Didn't Want to Die/i>/b>br>br>"This beautifully written and truly gripping war memoir is a significant addition to battlefield literature. A minor classic . . . An altogether remarkable job comparable to Crane, Remarque and Mailer. Deserves the widest possible audience."b>-The Cleveland Plain Dealer/b>br>br> "This immediate, eloquent report merit s comparison with Thomas Boyd's Marine Corps 1923 classic i>Through the wheat/i>."b>-/b>i>b>Publishers Weekly/b>/i>br> br> "A real curiosity- a highly mannered World War I diary, published nearly 80 years after being written and 20 years after its author's death. Bright snapshots abound...sometimes a young man's lyricism takes over but the horror of war never departs. The diary has the faults one expects, and the promise one prays for. A fine addition to WWI literature."b>-/b>i>b>Kirkus Reviews/b>/i>br> br> "A forthright, eloquent, and powerful memoir certain to become an enduring testament to the drama and tragedy of World War I. Threaded with no small measure of poetry, this superb memoir is sure to become a classic."b>-Great Battles/b>br> br> "A plain but powerful tale . . . in vivid prose loaded with details that bring the horrors of World War I to life, he tells an exceptional new version of the old story of battle transforming a boy into a veteran."b>-American Library Association i>Booklist/i>/b>br> br> "To the ranks of Erich Maria Remarque, E.E. Cummings, John Dos Passos and Siegfried Sassoon, we must now add Elton Mackin . . . who, in a terse style reminiscent of Hemingway, succeeds in making someone unfamiliar with war truly now the frightfulness of the trenches and the greatness of the many men who fought in them."b>-Marine Corps Gazette/b>
