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A "short" service-member, or "short-timer", is one who is approaching the end of his tour of duty in Vietnam, described in the novel as 385 days for Marines and 365 days for members of other armed services. "Lifers" are distinguished not necessarily by their length of time served, but rather by their attitude toward the lower ranks.
Summer of My German Soldier was an ALA Notable Book, a New York Times Outstanding Book, and a National Book Award Finalist. Greene's work was described as "courageous and compelling" by Publishers Weekly. [2] It is also one of the most banned or challenged books of 2000-2009 according to the American Library Association, coming in at number 55. [3]
The book tells the story of two sisters in France during World War II and their struggle to survive and resist the German occupation there. The book was inspired by accounts of a Belgian woman, Andrée de Jongh, who helped downed Allied pilots escape Nazi territory. [1] [2] The Nightingale entered multiple bestseller lists upon release. As of ...
Time Limit is a 1957 American legal drama film directed by Karl Malden, based on the 1956 Broadway play of the same name by Henry Denker and Ralph Berkey. The film is Malden's only directing credit; in his autobiography, Malden stated that he "preferred being a good actor to being a fairly good director."
The short film The Big Picture: Wars End (1955) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. The short film WAR'S END (1959) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. S. L. A. Marshall Photograph Collection at US Army Heritage and Education Center; S. L. A. Marshall at Find a Grave
(short film) 2011 United States Breakdown: Thomas Lynskey Short film. A vignette driven film about a Soviet trap against a squad of German soldiers. (short film) 2011 United States Courage Too Late: Thomas Lynskey Short film. A romance brews between a male and female Soviet soldier while their platoon is sent to capture a German colonel.
Decision Before Dawn is a 1951 American war film directed by Anatole Litvak, starring Richard Basehart, Oskar Werner, and Hans Christian Blech.It tells the story of the U.S. Army using potentially unreliable German prisoners of war to gather intelligence as clandestine "line-crossers" in the closing days of World War II.
However, they move into an enemy minefield and are fired on. The company retreats, and Pritchett comes to Manning with a volunteer mission to destroy the enemy's guns, before promising to grant Manning a Section 8 if he volunteers for and succeeds on the mission. During the mission, Private Sam Baxter panics and starts to flee.