A deft chronicler of the American experience, John Dos Passos has taken
his place alongside his contemporaries, Ernest Hemmingway and William
Faulkner. In "Three Soldiers," he introduces readers to a Harvard
aesthete who joins the army out of idealism, and his two buddies. One by
one, their illusions crumble under the tyranny, red tape, and boredom of
the military. The soldiers' reactions range from bitterness to rage,
and--for one--murder, in this vivid portrayal of human spirit caught in
the grip of war.