From Here to Eternity: The Complete Uncensored Edition

SelectedbytheModernLibraryasoneofthe100bestnovelsofalltimeTHECOMPLETEUNCENSOREDEDITION•THEWORLDWARIIMASTERPIECEASITWASMEANTTOBEREAD•WINNEROFTHENATIONALBOOKAWARDDiamondHead,Hawaii,1941.Pvt.RobertE.LeePrewittisachampionwelterweightandafinebugler.Butwhenherefusestojointhecompany’sboxingteam,hegets“thetreatment”thatmaybreakhimorkillhim.FirstSgt.MiltonAnthonyWardenknowshowtosoldierbetterthanalmostanyone,yethe’sriskinghiscareertohaveanaffairwithhiscommandingofficer’swife.BothWardenandPrewittareboundbyacommonbond:TheArmyistheirheartandblood—and,possibly,theirdeath.ThisneweditionfeaturesanAfterwordbyGeorgeHendrick,aJamesJonesscholar,whodiscussesthenovel’soriginandeventualcensorshipatthehandsofitsfirstpublisher.NowtheoriginallanguagehasatlastbeenrestoredtothemostimportantAmericannoveltocomeoutofWorldWarII.FromHeretoEternityre-createstheauthenticsoldierexperienceandcaptures,likenothingelse,thehonorandsavageryofman.ForewordbyWilliamStyron“Aworkofgenius.”—SaturdayReview“Extraordinaryandutterlyirresistible...acompellingandcompassionatestory.”—LosAngelesTimes“Ablockbusterofabook...rawandbrutalandangry.”—TheNewYorkTimes“Ferocious...themostrealisticandforcefulnovelI’vereadaboutlifeinthearmy.”—TheNewYorker