books by E.B. Sledge (marine breed world)

books by E.B. Sledge

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2 reviews
E.B. Sledge

University Alabama Press, 2002

Hemingway would like this book
E. B. Sledge's "With the Old Breed" is by common consent one of the finest -- if not the finest -- account of the life of a combat infantryman in World War II. At Pelieu and Okinawa, Sledge was one of only 10 men in his Marine company of 240 to escape being wounded or killed. "China Marine" is the follow-up to "With the Old Breed," a lesser work but one that tells of what happened to Sledge after ...

With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa

201 reviews
E. B. Sledge

Presidio, 1981

Exceptional Account of the Pacific Theatre During WWII
This is one of the most intimate and exceptionally written books about combat I have every read. Eugene Sledge portrays the war in the Pacific in such a way that you feel the pain and suffering of the men who sacrificed everything for eachother in combat. You will be humbled by Sledge's memoirs. A must read for all.

China Marine: An Infantryman's Life after World War II

6 reviews
E. B. Sledge

Oxford University Press, USA, 2003

So Many American Civilians Just Don't Get It
After WWII and the follow-on duty in China, the author decided to enroll at Auburn University. The female from the Registrar's Office "slammed her pencil on the table and said in a loud, exasperated voice, 'Didn't the Marine Corps teach you anything?' A gasp ran through the crowd, and you could have heard a pin drop." Veteran Marine Sledge said in a loud, calm voice: "Lady, there was a ...