Which novel concerns the physical and psychological combat toll on US soldiers in the Battle of Guadalcanal?
Correct answer: The Thin Red Line
Jonesy
Not read the book but it is a good movie. A bit of trivia about the British uniforms being red - they were red in case they were wounded and the blood didn't show to their enemies and other soldiers.
Moray
Tom, Tommy, a poem by Rudyard Kipling has a thin red line of heroes, referring to British uniforms. its a soldier's lament about poor treatment of soldier's during peacetime turning into better treatment when fighting for his country
Tom
The thin red line would have been my last guess.
I know it as coming from British soldiers, nineteenth century Afghanistan.