{"product_id":"the-big-war-9780060934736","title":"The Big War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"One must go back to \u003cem\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/em\u003e to find another novel as charged as this one \" -- \u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey were our husbands, our fathers, our lovers, our sons. They were Americans and Marines. And this is their story: \u003cem\u003eThe Big War\u003c\/em\u003e, Anton Myrer's panoramic novel of Marines in the Pacific in World War II. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Alan Newcombe, the Boston society Harvard man; Danny Kantaylis, the natural-born leader; Jay O'Neill, the barroom scrapper. Myrer does not glorify war; he does not flinch from describing what the actual experience of warfare was like for a desperate group of Marines trapped in some of the worst fighting conditions of the war. We learn about their lives at home and their fates on the battlefield.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMyrer, Anton:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eWhile attending Harvard University, Anton Myrer (1922-1996) enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps immediately after the Pearl Harbor attacks. He served for three years during World War II until he was wounded in the Pacific. He is also the author of the novels \u003cem\u003eThe Big War\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Convertible\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Green Desire\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409428091154,"sku":"9780060934736","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_773dfea3-9ad4-47c3-ae99-f341d37eed5d.jpg?v=1729287147","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-big-war-9780060934736","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}