{"product_id":"the-centurions-paperback","title":"The Centurions - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean Larteguy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eXan Fielding\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRobert D. Kaplan\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe military cult classic with resonance to the wars in Iraq and Vietnam--now back in print\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eThe Centurions \u003c\/i\u003ewas first published in 1960, readers were riveted by the thrilling account of soldiers fighting for survival in hostile environments. They were equally transfixed by the chilling moral question the novel posed: how to fight when the \"age of heroics is over.\" As relevant today as it was half a century ago, \u003ci\u003eThe Centurions \u003c\/i\u003eis a gripping military adventure, an extended symposium on waging war in a new global order, and an essential investigation of the ethics of counterinsurgency. Featuring a foreword by renowned military expert Robert D. Kaplan, this important wartime novel will again spark debate about controversial tactics in hot spots around the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJEAN LARTÉGUY\u003c\/b\u003e (1920-2011) is the penname of Jean Pierre Lucien Osty, who served as a soldier in Korea and North Africa before becoming a distinguished journalist and novelist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eALEXANDER (XAN) WALLACE FIELDING\u003c\/b\u003e (1918-1991) served as a Special Operations Executive in the British Army in Crete, France, and the Far East. The author of several books, he also translated French works including Pierre Boulle's \u003ci\u003eThe Bridge over the River Kwai\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlanet of the Apes\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eROBERT D. KAPLAN\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many acclaimed books on the military, foreign affairs, and travel, including \u003ci\u003eBalkan Ghosts, The Revenge of Geography, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eImperial Grunts\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227316994297,"sku":"9780143107446","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/YVRHRHgzZFo5VE02VzZzeFJYOFhmUT09.webp?v=1768279427","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-centurions-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}