 First hardcover edition | |
| Author | Gustav Hasford |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiographical, War novel |
| Publisher | Harper and Row (HB) & Bantam (PB) |
Publication date | 1979 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 192 pp (paperback edition) |
| ISBN | 0-553-17152-6 (paperback edition) |
| OCLC | 13360352 |
| Followed by | The Phantom Blooper |
The Short-Timers is a 1979 semi-autobiographical novel by U.S. Marine Corps veteran Gustav Hasford, about his experience in the Vietnam War. Hasford served as a combat correspondent with the 1st Marine Division during the Tet Offensive of 1968. As a military journalist, he wrote stories for Leatherneck Magazine, Pacific Stars and Stripes, and Sea Tiger.[1] The novel was adapted into the film Full Metal Jacket (1987), co-scripted by Hasford, Michael Herr, and Stanley Kubrick.
In 1990, Hasford published the sequel The Phantom Blooper: A Novel of Vietnam.[2][3] The two books were supposed to be part of a "Vietnam Trilogy", but Hasford died before writing the third installment.[4]
- ^ Lewis, Grover (June 28, 1987). "The Several Battles of Gustav Hasford: A Candid Conversation With the Co-Writer and Fierce, Real-Life Protagonist of Full Metal Jacket". Los Angeles Times Magazine. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ Hasford, Gustav (January 1, 1990). The Phantom Blooper: A Novel of Vietnam (1st ed.). Bantam Books. ISBN 978-0553057188.
- ^ Salzberg, Charles (1990). "IN SHORT; FICTION: THE PHANTOM BLOOPER. By Gustav Hasford. (Bantam, $17.95.)". The New York Times. ISBN 0553057189.
- ^ Ross, Matthew Samuel (2010). "An Examination of the life and work of Gustav Hasford, Paper 236". UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. doi:10.34917/1449240.