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The Thin Red Line (1962) was written by James Jones and focuses on the pointlessness of war in a fictional account of the battle between American and Japanese troops on Guadalcanal.

Stephen Crane's Red Badge of Courage (1895), set during the Civil War, also explores the nature of courage and the brutal devastation of war.

In the The Executioner's Song (1979) Norman Mailer presents a chilling look into the mind of Gary Gilmore, who in 1977 was...

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