Long March and in the Clap Shack/2 Books in 1

Two extraordinary works about soldiers in a time of dubious peace by a writer of vast eloquence and moral authority. With stylistic panache and vitriolic wit, William Styron depicts conflicts between men of somewhat more than average intelligence and the military machine. InThe Long March, a novella, two Marine reservists fight to retain their dignity while on a grueling exercise staged by a posturing colonel. The uproariously funny playIn the Clap Shackcharts the terrified passage of a young recruit through the prurient inferno of a Navy hospital VD ward. In both works, Styron wages a gallant defense of the free individual--and serves up a withering indictment of a system that has no room for individuality or freedom.Styron, William is the author of 'Long March and in the Clap Shack/2 Books in 1 ', published 1993 under ISBN 9780679736752 and ISBN 0679736751.