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"Thefirstbookofrealmagnitudetocomeoutofthelastwar."—JohnDosPassosJohnHorneBurnsbroughtTheGallerybackfromWorldWarII,andonpublicationin1947itbecameacritically-acclaimedbestseller.However,Burns'searlydeathattheageof36ledtothesubsequentneglectofthissearchingbook,whichcapturestheshockthewardealttothepreconceptionsandidealsofthevictoriousAmericans.SetinoccupiedNaplesin1944,TheGallerytakesitsnamefromtheGalleriaUmberto,abombed-outarcadewhereeverybodyintowncomestogetherinpursuitoffood,drink,sex,money,andoblivion.Adaringandenduringnovel—oneofthefirsttolookdirectlyatgaylifeinthemilitary—TheGallerypoignantlyconveysthemixedfeelingsofthemenandwomenwhofoughtthewarthatmadeAmericaasuperpower.,