{"product_id":"three-soldiers","title":"Three Soldiers","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThey went to fight for democracy. They found only the machine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eJohn Dos Passos's first major novel is a searing indictment of the dehumanizing brutality of World War I and the military machine that grinds individual souls into uniform obedience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe novel follows three American soldiers from different backgrounds, thrown together by the war. John Andrews is a sensitive, educated musician from a wealthy family. Chrisfield is a rough, rural farm boy who enlisted for adventure. Fuselli is an ambitious city clerk who dreams of promotion and respect. Each arrives in France with different hopes. Each is broken by the system.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Army does not care about their dreams. It cares about discipline, rank, and the smooth functioning of the machine. Andrews rebels against the stupidity of military life, longing to return to music and art. Chrisfield loses his innocence in the trenches, committing a murder that haunts him. Fuselli tries to play the game, currying favor with superiors, only to discover that the rules keep changing. Their paths cross, diverge, and cross again. By the end, none of them is the man who enlisted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis is Dos Passos at his most angry and human: a novel about the gap between the rhetoric of glory and the reality of mud, boredom, and arbitrary authority. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThree Soldiers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e was one of the first American novels to depict the Great War not as a noble crusade but as a nightmare of wasted lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePublished in 1921, Dos Passos's second novel and his first commercial success\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eOne of the first American antiwar novels, predating Hemingway's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA Farewell to Arms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e by eight years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA raw, unflinching portrait of military life and the crushing weight of institutional power\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the first casualty of war is not truth, but the individual soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eJohn Dos Passos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1896–1970) was a prominent American novelist, artist, and political thinker, best known for his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eU.S.A.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e trilogy—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe 42nd Parallel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e1919\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Big Money\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e—a groundbreaking work of modernist fiction. Born in Chicago, he graduated from Harvard University in 1916. After graduation, he volunteered as an ambulance driver in World War I, serving in France and Italy. The brutal realities of war shattered his idealism and shaped the bitter, disillusioned tone of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThree Soldiers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. The novel was an immediate success, establishing Dos Passos as a leading voice of the Lost Generation. His other major works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eManhattan Transfer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (1925) and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eU.S.A.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e trilogy. 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