A review by wolfsonarchitect
Guard of Honor by James Gould Cozzens

5.0

Guard of Honor, a 1949 Pulitzer Prize winner by James Gould Cozzens is a wonderful, leisurely read! It is social commentary set on an Air Force base in World War II. With subtly and nuanced observations, it looks at racism, gender roles, and personality differences. I reflected on the challenge and resulting absurdities of trying to bring so many civilians into military organization to fight a war. The novel's detail about everything military from policies to airplanes provide the reader with an experience paralleling a civilian's on joining the military. This is an overlooked gem.