The Young Lions

Irwin Shaw
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The Young Lions is a vivid and classic novel that portrays the experiences of ordinary soldiers fighting World War II. Told from the points of view of a perceptive young Nazi, a jaded American film producer, and a shy Jewish boy just married to the love of his life, Shaw conveys, as no other novelist has since, the scope, confusion, and complexity of war.
Genres: FictionHistorical FictionWarClassicsWorld War IIHistoricalMilitary FictionAmericanNovelsFrance
662 Pages

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