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Battle Cry is a novel
Novel

File:2009 stapelweise Neuerscheinungen im Buchladen.JPGA novel is today a long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern Romance and in the tradition of the novella....
 by American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 writer Leon Uris
Leon Uris

Leon Marcus Uris was an United States writer, known for his historical fiction and the deep research that went into his novels. His two bestselling books were Exodus , published in 1958, and Trinity , in 1976....
, published in 1953. Many of the events in the book are based on Uris's own World War II experience with the 6th Marine Regiment.

Plot summary
It is the story of a group of young men who enlist in the Marines
United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing Military power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver Marine Air-Ground Task Force....
 during the beginning of World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 serving in the Communications company of the 6th Marine Regiment.

The characters in the book come from a variety of backgrounds, including an "All-American boy," an Indian
Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii....
 from a reservation, and a poor Hispanic
Hispanic

Hispanic is a term that historically denoted relation to the ancient Hispania . During the Modern Era, it took on a more limited meaning relating to the contemporary nation of Spain....
 from San Antonio.






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Battle Cry is a novel
Novel

File:2009 stapelweise Neuerscheinungen im Buchladen.JPGA novel is today a long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern Romance and in the tradition of the novella....
 by American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 writer Leon Uris
Leon Uris

Leon Marcus Uris was an United States writer, known for his historical fiction and the deep research that went into his novels. His two bestselling books were Exodus , published in 1958, and Trinity , in 1976....
, published in 1953. Many of the events in the book are based on Uris's own World War II experience with the 6th Marine Regiment.

Plot summary


It is the story of a group of young men who enlist in the Marines
United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing Military power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver Marine Air-Ground Task Force....
 during the beginning of World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 serving in the Communications company of the 6th Marine Regiment.

The characters in the book come from a variety of backgrounds, including an "All-American boy," an Indian
Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii....
 from a reservation, and a poor Hispanic
Hispanic

Hispanic is a term that historically denoted relation to the ancient Hispania . During the Modern Era, it took on a more limited meaning relating to the contemporary nation of Spain....
 from San Antonio. The role of the narrator is filled by the character of a tough veteran sergeant. He tells the story of how this rag-tag group came together as a fighting unit, as well as describing the battles they fought in, including the Battle of Guadalcanal,Tarawa
Battle of Tarawa

The Battle of Tarawa was a battle in the Pacific War of World War II, largely fought from November 20 to November 23, 1943. It was the second time the United States was on the offensive , and the first offensive in the critical central Pacific region....
 and the Battle of Saipan
Battle of Saipan

The Battle of Saipan was a battle of the Pacific War of World War II, fought on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands from 15 June 1944 to 9 July 1944....
.

The film version
Battle Cry (film)

Battle Cry is a 1955 film, starring Van Heflin, Aldo Ray and James Whitmore. The movie is based on the Battle Cry by Leon Uris, who also wrote the screenplay, and was produced and directed by Raoul Walsh....
 of this novel was made in 1955
1955 in film

The year 1955 in film involved some significant events....
, directed by Raoul Walsh
Raoul Walsh

Raoul Walsh was an United States film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the brother of silent screen actor George Walsh....
 and written by Uris. The film stars Van Heflin
Van Heflin

Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin, Jr. was an Academy Award-winning United States film and theater actor. By his own acknowledgment not a classically handsome actor, he played mostly character parts over the course of his film career, but during the 1940s had a string of roles as a leading man....
, Aldo Ray
Aldo Ray

Aldo Ray, born Aldo DaRe Aldo Ray was born Aldo DaRe on September 25, 1926 to an Italian American family of five brothers and one sister....
, James Whitmore
James Whitmore

James Allen Whitmore, Jr. was an United States two-time Academy Award-nominated, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning film actor....
, Tab Hunter
Tab Hunter

Tab Hunter is an United States actor and singer who appeared in more than 40 major feature films....
 and Fess Parker
Fess Parker

Fess Elisha Parker, Jr. is an American film and television actor best known for his 1950s portrayals of Davy Crockett for Walt Disney and of Daniel Boone in the late 1960s....
.