With an Introduction by Philip D. Beidler This book was originally published in 1933. It is the first novel by William March, pen name for William Edward Campbell. Stemming directly from the author's experiences with the U.S. Marines in France during World War I, the book consists of 113 sketches, or chapters, tracing the fictional Company K's war exploits and providing an emotional history of the men of the company that extends beyond the boundaries of the war itself. William Edward Campbell served courageously in France as evidenced by his chestful of medals and certificates,...
With an Introduction by Philip D. Beidler This book was originally published in 1933. It is the first novel by William March, pen name for ...
William March's debut novel, "Company K," introduced him to the reading public as a gifted writer of modern fiction. Of that World War I classic, Graham Greene wrote: "It is the only war book I have read which has found a new form to fit the novelty of the protest. The prose is bare, lucid, without literary echoes." After "Company K," March brought his same unerring style to a cycle of novels and short storieshis "Pearl County" seriesinspired in part by his childhood in the vicinity of Mobile, Alabama. The University of Alabama Press is pleased to be bringing these three novels back into...
William March's debut novel, "Company K," introduced him to the reading public as a gifted writer of modern fiction. Of that World War I classic, Grah...
William March's debut novel, Company K, introduced him to the reading public as a gifted writer of modern fiction. Of that World War I classic, Graham Greene wrote: "It is the only war book I have read which has found a new form to fit the novelty of the protest. The prose is bare, lucid, without literary echoes." After Company K, March brought his same unerring style to a cycle of novels and short storieshis "Pearl County" seriesinspired in part by his childhood in the vicinity of Mobile, Alabama. The University of Alabama Press is pleased to be bringing these three novels back...
William March's debut novel, Company K, introduced him to the reading public as a gifted writer of modern fiction. Of that World War I classic,...
William March's debut novel, "Company K," introduced him to the reading public as a gifted writer of modern fiction. Of that World War I classic, Graham Greene wrote: It is the only war book I have read which has found a new form to fit the novelty of the protest. The prose is bare, lucid, without literary echoes. After"Company K," March brought his same unerring style to a cycle of novels and short stories his Pearl County series inspired in part by his childhood in the vicinity of Mobile, Alabama. "Come in at the Door" is the first in March s Pearl County collection, and it tells the...
William March's debut novel, "Company K," introduced him to the reading public as a gifted writer of modern fiction. Of that World War I classic, Grah...
