'I'll never understand the fucking Army.' Prew won't conform. He could have been the best boxer and the best bugler in his division, but he chooses the life of a straight soldier in Hawaii under the fierce tutelage of Sergeant Milt Warden. When he refuses to box for his company for mysterious reasons, he is given 'The Treatment', a relentless campaign of physical and mental abuse. Meanwhile, Warden wages his own campaign against authority by seducing the Captain's wife Karen - just because he can. Both men are bound to the ...
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'I'll never understand the fucking Army.' Prew won't conform. He could have been the best boxer and the best bugler in his division, but he chooses the life of a straight soldier in Hawaii under the fierce tutelage of Sergeant Milt Warden. When he refuses to box for his company for mysterious reasons, he is given 'The Treatment', a relentless campaign of physical and mental abuse. Meanwhile, Warden wages his own campaign against authority by seducing the Captain's wife Karen - just because he can. Both men are bound to the Army, even though it may destroy them. Published here in its uncensored, original version, From Here to Eternity is a raw, electrifying account of the soldier's life in the months leading up to Pearl Harbor-of men who are trained to fight the enemy, but cannot resist fighting each other.
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If you liked the movie, then I would suggest reading the book. There are significant differences in the book that might surprise you, it did for me. Took a while to finish it, the writing can get kind of slow and a little long winded.
john m
Dec 12, 2013
Jones:From Here to Eternity
A very long and in places violent novel set in a US Army base in Hawaii in the run up to Pearl Harbour ( later the basis of a film). Hard going but worth persevering with.
My copy came from Better Books, who are always prompt and reliable. It was a hardback, ex-library and in good condition . Better Books always acknowledge the order, and inform about posting. I was surprised that there seem to be no paper back copies around, but a hard back maybe preferable for a book of this length - 766 pages
