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TO BE RELEASED 1 AUGUST Publisher Description Intense, powerful, and compelling, Matterhorn is an epic war novel in the tradition of Norman Mailer's The Naked and the Dead and James Jones's The Thin Red Line. It is the timeless story of a young Marine lieutenant, Waino Mellas, and his comrades in Bravo Company, who are dropped into the mountain jungle of Vietnam as boys and forced to fight their way into manhood. Standing in their way are not merely the North Vietnamese but also monsoon rain and mud, leeches and tigers, disease and malnutrition. Almost as daunting, it turns out, are the obstacles they discover between each other: racial tension, competing ambitions, and duplicitous superior officers. But when the company finds itself surrounded and outnumbered by a massive enemy regiment, the Marines are thrust into the raw and all-consuming terror of combat. The experience will change them forever. Written by a highly decorated Marine veteran over the course of thirty years, Matterhorn is a spellbinding and unforgettable novel that brings to life an entire world - both its horrors and its thrills - and seems destined to become a classic of combat literature. The Nile Staff Review It’s rare that I get the opportunity to review a book which hasn’t been released yet, but I’ve read Matterhorn and can say that it certainly lives up to the hype. Although the book may be a little overwrought and a tad repetitive, it is without a doubt one of the best war novels in years. We all know that ‘war is hell’ even if the closest we come to combat is an afternoon session of Call of Duty. But Matterhorn transports you to the jungles of Vietnam, placing you firmly in the sodden boots of a soldier as he fights against not only a seemingly intangible enemy, but the political schemings of his superiors as well. Preorder your copy today. Jordan Read the rest of Jordan 's reviews here. Author Biography A graduate of Yale University and a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, Karl Marlantes served as a Marine in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Navy Cross, the Bronze Star, two Navy Commendation Medals for valour, two Purple Hearts and ten air medals. This is his first novel. |
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