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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa is a World War II memoir by United States Marine Eugene Sledge, first published in 1981. The memoir is based on notes Sledge kept tucked away in a pocket-sized Bible he carried with him during battles he fought at Peleliu and Okinawa.
- Eugene Sledge
- 1981
Sep 25, 2007 · Based on notes Sledge secretly kept in a copy of the New Testament, With the Old Breed captures with utter simplicity and searing honesty the experience of a soldier in the fierce Pacific Theater. Here is what saved, threatened, and changed his life.
- Presidio Press
- $8.99
Nov 1, 1981 · Now including a new introduction by Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed presents a stirring, personal account of the vitality and bravery of the Marines in the battles at Peleliu and Okinawa.
- (41.9K)
- Paperback
Sledge's honesty and compassion for the other marines, even complete strangers, sets him apart as a memoirist of war. Read as sobering history or as high adventure, With the Old Breed is a...
- illustrated, reprint, revised
- Eugene Bondurant Sledge
- Oxford University Press, 1990
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa is a remarkable account of one Marine's harrowing experiences during World War II. Eugene B. Sledge's vivid storytelling takes readers on an emotional rollercoaster through the brutal battles of Peleliu and Okinawa.
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- E.B. Sledge
Dec 18, 2008 · Based on notes Sledge secretly kept in a copy of the New Testament, With the Old Breed captures with utter simplicity and searing honesty the experience of a soldier in the...
Based on notes Sledge secretly kept in a copy of the New Testament, With the Old Breed captures with utter simplicity and searing honesty the experience of a soldier in the fierce Pacific Theater. Here is what saved, threatened, and changed his life.
- E B Sledge
