<p>The troubled infantryman Robert E. Lee Prewitt one of the key characters in James Jones’ <i>From Here to Eternity</i> is a former boxer and passionate bugler. His independence and intransigence lead to conflicts with his superior officers and ultimately to his tragic end.</p><p>In this recording Jones reads the famous scene where Prewitt plays Taps at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. The passage is a masterpiece of writing in which Taps becomes “the requiem of the common soldier.” Jones’ emotionally powerful reading brings out the loneliness fear dignity and courage of the soldier’s lot.</p>