The Caine Mutiny
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
At the height of World War II, a single act of defiance aboard a battered minesweeper sets in motion one of literature's most gripping moral dramas — The Caine Mutiny chronicles the psychological unraveling of Captain Queeg, a paranoid and increasingly erratic naval commander, and the desperate decision by his officers to relieve him of command in the midst of a raging typhoon. Herman Wouk anchors his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel in the Pacific Theatre, where duty, loyalty, and the chain of command collide with raw human fear and individual conscience. The ensuing court-martial becomes the true crucible of the narrative, forcing every character — and every reader — to confront the uncomfortable ambiguity between cowardice and courage, insubordination and heroism. Wouk's prose is precise and commanding, drawing on his own wartime naval service to render the claustrophobic world of a warship with unflinching authenticity. A landmark of American war literature, The Caine Mutiny remains a profound meditation on authority and moral responsibility that lingers long after the verdict is read.
Author: Herman Wouk
Format: Hardback
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
At the height of World War II, a single act of defiance aboard a battered minesweeper sets in motion one of literature's most gripping moral dramas — The Caine Mutiny chronicles the psychological unraveling of Captain Queeg, a paranoid and increasingly erratic naval commander, and the desperate decision by his officers to relieve him of command in the midst of a raging typhoon. Herman Wouk anchors his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel in the Pacific Theatre, where duty, loyalty, and the chain of command collide with raw human fear and individual conscience. The ensuing court-martial becomes the true crucible of the narrative, forcing every character — and every reader — to confront the uncomfortable ambiguity between cowardice and courage, insubordination and heroism. Wouk's prose is precise and commanding, drawing on his own wartime naval service to render the claustrophobic world of a warship with unflinching authenticity. A landmark of American war literature, The Caine Mutiny remains a profound meditation on authority and moral responsibility that lingers long after the verdict is read.