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Battle Cry - Definition |
| Related Words: Adrianople, Aegospotami, Agincourt, Antietam, Anzio, Ardennes, Austerlitz, Ayacucho, Balaclava, Bannockburn, Blenheim, Boyne, Cannae, Caporetto, Chancellorsville, Crecy, Dunkirk, Flodden |
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- For the heraldic war cry, see slogan.
Battle Cry is a novel by American writer Leon Uris, published in 1953. It is the story of a group of young men who enlist in the Marines during the beginning of World War II.
They're from varied backgrounds: one is a "All-American boy," one is an Indian from a reservation, another is a poor Hispanic from San Antonio, and so on. The primary voice of the novel is a tough veteran sergeant "...who's been through more seabags than you have socks." He tells the story of how this rag-tag group came together as a fighting unit, and describes the battles they fought in, such as Tarawa, Guadalcanal, and so on.
The film version of this novel was made in 1955, directed by Raoul Walsh and written by Uris. The film stars Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, James Whitmore, Tab Hunter, Fess Parker, and Aldo Ray.
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