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.
This novel was the basis for Stanley Kubrick‘s great war film Full Metal Jacket.
The Short Timers is now a scare paperback novel. Our copy is in excellent condition and was published by Bantam Books.