{"product_id":"men-at-arms-paperback-1","title":"Men at Arms - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEvelyn Waugh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An eminently readable comedy of modern war\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eMen at Arms\u003c\/i\u003e is the first novel in Evelyn Waugh's brilliant Sword of Honor trilogy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuy Crouchback, determined to get into the war, takes a commission in the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. His spirits high, he sees all the trimmings but none of the action. And his first campaign, an abortive affair on the West African coastline, ends with an escapade that seriously blots his Halberdier copybook.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen at Arms\u003c\/i\u003e is the first novel in Waugh's brilliant Sword of Honor trilogy recording the tumultuous wartime adventures of Guy Crouchback (\"the finest work of fiction in English to emerge from World War II\" --\u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e), which also comprises \u003ci\u003eOfficers and Gentlemen \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Unconditional Surrender.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvelyn Waugh (1903-1966), whom \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e called \"one of the century's great masters of English prose,\" wrote several widely acclaimed novels as well as volumes of biography, memoir, travel writing, and journalism. Three of his novels, \u003ci\u003eA Handful of Dust, Scoop, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Brideshead Revisited, \u003c\/i\u003e were selected by the Modern Library as among the 100 best novels of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724198809663,"sku":"9780316216586","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a22c5457bea7c3ad64a76cd1b79f0646.webp?v=1765101845","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/men-at-arms-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}