TITLE:
With the Old Breed : at Peleliu and Okinawa / E.B. Sledge.
Publication Date:
2010
Publication Information:
New York : Presidio Press,
Edition:
Presidio Press trade pbk. ed.
Physical Description:
xxiv, 326 p. : ill., maps.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
The Wall Street Journal, Victor Davis Hanson named With the Old Breed one of the top five books on epic twentieth-century battles. Studs Terkel interviewed the author for his definitive oral history, The Good War Now E.B. Sledge's acclaimed first-person account of fighting at Peleliu and Okinawa returns to thrill, edify, and inspire a new generation. An Alabama boy steeped in American history and enamored of such heroes as George Washington and Daniel Boone, Eugene B. Sledge became part of the war's famous 1st Marine Division 3d Battalion, 5th Marines. Even after intense training, he was shocked to be thrown into the battle of Peleliu, where the world was a nightmare of flashes, explosions, and snapping bullets. By the time Sledge hit the hell of Okinawa, he was a combat vet, still filled with fear but no longer with panic.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780891419068
General Note:
Originally published: Novato, Calif. : Presidio Press, 1981.
