Martin Russ
Martin Faxon Russ (February 14, 1931, in
Carnegie-Mellon University.[1]
His first book, The Last Parallel, a 1st Marine Division during the Korean War.[2]
J. D. Salinger called it “a very legitimate, sinewy, authentic war book”;[3] it was later optioned, but not produced, by director Stanley Kubrick.[4] Most of his later work was based on interviews with combat veterans.[5]
Publications
Fiction
- Half Moon Haven (1959)
- War Memorial (1967)
Non-ficton
- Happy Hunting Ground (1968)
- Line of Departure: Tarawa. Doubleday (1975). ISBN 978-0385096690
- Breakout: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950. Penguin Books (2000). ISBN 978-0140292596
Memoirs
- The Last Parallel (1957)
- Showdown Semester: Advice from a Writing Professor (1988)
References
- ^ "Writer and Marine Martin Russ, 1931-2010". December 10, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ^ Able Company, First Battalion, First Regiment, First Marine Division, The Last Parallel, p. 54.
- ^ Fromm International edition, 1999, rear cover
- ^ Mark Ervin; et al. "The Kubrick FAQ". Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ^ Dennis Hevesi (December 9, 2010). "Martin Russ, a Marine Who Wrote About Combat, Dies at 79". The New York Times.
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