The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line is a term for an outgunned military unit holding firm against attack. The phrase has now also taken on the more general meaning of the manner in which soldiers and military personnel hold the line between the safety of a country and individuals or armies intent on destroying the country. "Red" is also taken to refer to the blood shed by soldiers in combat.

*The Thin Red Line (1854 battle), the first use of the term, referred to the resistance by 93rd (Highland) Regiment in the Crimean War

In film and literature:
* "The Thin Red Line" (1962 novel), a novel by James Jones about fighting on Guadalcanal
* "The Thin Red Line" (1964 film), the Andrew Marton film based on Jones's novel
* "The Thin Red Line" (1998 film), the Terrence Malick film based on Jones's novel

In music:
* "The Thin Red Line" (album), the 1986 debut album by Glass Tiger


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  • The Thin Red Line — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Der schmale Grat Originaltitel: The Thin Red Line Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1998 Länge: 170 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • The Thin Red Line (album) — Infobox Album Name = The Thin Red Line Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Glass Tiger Released = start date|1986|9|18 Recorded = 1986 Genre = Pop Length = 41:54 Label = Capitol Records Producer = Jim Vallance Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http …   Wikipedia

  • The Thin Red Line (1962 novel) — infobox Book | name = The Thin Red Line title orig = translator = image caption = author = James Jones cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = War novel publisher = Charles Scribner s Sons release date = 1962… …   Wikipedia

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  • The Thin Blue Line — can refer to:*The Thin Blue Line, a colloquial term for police and police forces. The term derives from The Thin Red Line and suggests that a thin line of police officers is all that prevents civilized society from descending into chaos. The Thin …   Wikipedia

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