What is The Naked and the Dead?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox book | italic title = The Naked and the Dead |image = Norman Mailer (1948).jpg |caption = Author of the book | name = The Naked and the Dead | author = [[Norman Mailer]] | country = {{USA}} | language = English | publisher = [[Rinehart & Company]] | pub_date = 1948 | pages = 721 }} '''''The Naked and the Dead''''' is a novel written by an American author named [[Norman Mailer]]. It was published in 1948. The novel was based on Mailer's experience as a cook while he was stationed in the [[Philippines]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/mai0int-4 |title=Norman Mailer Interview |work=Academy of Achievement |year=2015 |location=Chicago, Illinois |access-date=12 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323222225/http://achievement.org/autodoc/page/mai0int-4 |archive-date=23 March 2015 }}</ref> It is about the experiences about one [[platoon]] during [[World War II]] as they fight in the South Pacific. It became very popular. It was turned into a film in 1958. == Plot == The story takes place on the fictional island of Anopopei in the South Pacific and is about American soldiers trying to drive off the Japanese so that they can advance into the Philippines. ===Part 1- Wave=== Staff Sergeant Sam Croft, [[Woodrow Wilson]], and Roy Gallagher are playing cards the night before a scheduled attack. They are members of a recon platoon fighting on Anopopei. The next morning, as the platoon takes boats to the island, they are nervous. Sgt. William Brown and Cpl. Stanley talk about women and the other men in their squad. The assault begins, and as the platoon waits for their turn to come to the island, they nervously joke among themselves. Once the squad reaches the beach, they dig foxholes. Stanley picks a fight with Oscar Ridges and Red Valsen, but ultimately Red knows the time is not right for a fight, and he backs down. Croft leaves to find his commanding offi