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#TheShort-Timers

The Short-Timers is a 1979 semi-autobiographical novel by U.S. Marine Corps veteran Gustav Hasford, about his experience in the Vietnam War. It was later adapted into the film Full Metal Jacket (1987) by Hasford, Michael Herr, and Stanley Kubrick. Read More..

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Description	The Short-Timers is a 1979 semi-autobiographical novel by U.S. Marine Corps veteran Gustav Hasford, about his experience in the Vietnam War. It was later adapted into the film Full Metal Jacket (1987) by Hasford, Michael Herr, and Stanley Kubrick. Hasford's novel The Phantom Blooper (1990) is a sequel to The Short-Timers. The book was supposed to be the first of a "Vietnam Trilogy", but Hasford died soon after completing its sequel and before writing the third installment.
Description	The Short-Timers is a 1979 semi-autobiographical novel by U.S. Marine Corps veteran Gustav Hasford, about his experience in the Vietnam War. It was later adapted into the film Full Metal Jacket (1987) by Hasford, Michael Herr, and Stanley Kubrick. Hasford's novel The Phantom Blooper (1990) is a sequel to The Short-Timers. The book was supposed to be the first of a "Vietnam Trilogy", but Hasford died soon after completing its sequel and before writing the third installment.

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Name	The Short-Timers
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Authors	Gustav Hasford
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Genre	Autobiographical , War novel
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Language	English
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Country	United States
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Pages	192 pp (paperback edition)
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Media_type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
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Isbn	0-553-17152-6
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Oclc	13360352
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Publisher	Harper and Row (HB) & Bantam (PB)
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