{"product_id":"2026200013682-secondhand-the-caine-mutiny","title":"The Caine Mutiny","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49160924627163,"sku":"2026200013682-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/bcfe2a6c-d876-4a30-ba9b-ea5aba5cee59.png?v=1787188420","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013682-secondhand-the-caine-mutiny","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}