James Ramon Jones (November 6, 1921 – May 9, 1977) was an American novelist renowned for his explorations of World War II and its aftermath.

The Thin Red Line (1962) reflected his combat experiences on Guadalcanal and Whistle (posthumous, 1978) was based on his hospital stay in Memphis, Tennessee, recovering from surgery on an ankle he had reinjured on the island.

Kaylie Jones's novel was made into a film starring Kris Kristofferson, Barbara Hershey and Leelee Sobieski in 1998.

[5][6] Jones was open about his same-sex experiences,[7][8] and would base the sexually ambiguous character of Corporal Fife in The Thin Red Line on himself.

1904), beginning with their first meeting in November 1943 when the veteran returned to Robinson, and her support for his writing prior to formation of what is described as the "Handy Artists Group"—From Here to Eternity is given considerable mention, but there is none of any Jones-Handy romantic relationship.

Since she used some of the same brainwashing methods to assure the loyalty of her young disciples and was from the same part of the country, I've often wondered if the James Jones of Jonestown knew of her, or perhaps visited her.

[14] Many of James Jones's books are still available in digital format, including excerpts from They Shall Inherit the Laughter, published as To the End of the War.

They were especially harsh about the frequently misspelled words and punctuation errors; they did not recognize that such elements were a conscious style choice by Jones to evoke the provinciality of the novel's characters and setting.

[18] Some Came Running was immediately adapted as a film starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Shirley MacLaine, which was critically acclaimed and nominated for five Oscars.

Jones did not live long enough to finish his last novel, Whistle; he knew he was dying of congestive heart failure while writing it.