A review by mahsdad
Guard of Honor by James Gould Cozzens

4.0

Won the Pulitzer in 1949. Told over 3 days in 1943 at an Army Air Force base in Florida. It tells a much different story about WWII. It a slice of life story of the war that you don't usually see. It starts with a near collision of a couple airplanes (won being flown by a general) that leads to a fist fight that leads to racial tensions between black and white airmen. It explores, the bureaucracy of command, race and gender relations and segregation's in the deep south in the 40's. Its a long book with a lot of characters, that I thought was a worthwhile read.