James Jones's From Here to Eternity (1951; see separate entry) may be similar to Griffin's work in its attention to the detail beyond the battles; as do Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny (1951; see separate entry) and Richard McKenna's The Sand Pebbles (1962). C. S. Forester's military novels (among them The Gun, 1933; The General, 1936; The Good Shepherd, 1955; and the Horatio Hornblower novels, 1945-1952), also provide copious background detail (usually on British politics, the nobility, and means of advancement) to provide their own unique flavor, but have considerably more battle scenes, as do Patrick O'Brien's Aubrey/Maturin novels, as well as the novels of Douglas Reeman (who also uses the pen name Alexander Kent), and the cavalry and aviation novels of Max Hennessey. Tom Clancy's Hunt for Red October (1984; see separate entry), Red Storm Rising (1986; see separate entry), and Clear and Present Danger (1989; see separate entry) use detail in similar...