The Thin Red Line
February, 1999
In the summer and fall of 1962, Playboy published James Jones' powerful story of men at war, The Thin Red Line. Jones' novel continued his chronicle of American troops in the Pacific that began with From Here to Eternity, a book that brilliantly retold the days leading up to World War II. The Thin Red Line has endured, and today, nearly 40 years later, it is considered a classic. In fact, The Thin Red Line is the story that has coaxed one of Hollywood's most revered but reclusive directors, Terr...
