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🕪NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Eugene Sledge became more than a legend with his memoir, With The Old Breed. He became a chronicler, a historian, a storyteller who turns the extremes of the war in the Pacific—the terror, the camaraderie, the banal and the extraordinary—into terms we mortals can grasp.”—Tom Hanks
In 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—3rd 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. 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. Here, too, is the story of how he learned to hate and kill—and came to love—his fellow man.
“In all the literature on the Second World War, there is not a more honest, realistic or moving memoir than Eugene Sledge’s. This is the real deal, the real war: unvarnished, brutal, without a shred of sentimentality or false patriotism, a profound primer on what it actually was like to be in that war. It is a classic that will outlive all the armchair generals’ safe accounts of—not the ‘good war’—but the worst war ever.”—Ken Burns
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Experience the gripping firsthand account of war in the Pacific with "With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa." This New York Times bestseller by Eugene Sledge takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the terrors, camaraderie, and extraordinary moments of World War II. Sledge's memoir has been hailed by renowned figures like Tom Hanks and Victor Davis Hanson as a true chronicle of epic battles. Now, you can dive into this immersive tale and gain a deeper understanding of the sacrifices made by soldiers in the Pacific Theater.
Eugene Sledge's story begins as an Alabama boy with a deep appreciation for American history. Joining the renowned 1st Marine Division, Sledge finds himself thrust into the horrific battle of Peleliu, where he describes the world as a "nightmare of flashes, explosions, and snapping bullets." But it is in the subsequent battle of Okinawa where Sledge's transformation takes place. Through the harrowing experiences he shares in "With the Old Breed," he reveals the true horrors and complexities of war, offering a firsthand perspective that is both honest and poignant.
The power of Sledge's memoir lies in its unfiltered honesty. Based on the notes he secretly kept in his copy of the New Testament, "With the Old Breed" captures the raw emotions of a soldier in the Pacific, presenting a stark contrast to the sanitized accounts often found in history books. This is not a sentimental or falsely patriotic retelling; it is a genuine reflection on the worst war ever fought. Prepare to be deeply moved as Sledge recounts the moments that saved, threatened, and ultimately changed his life.
"With the Old Breed" stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable horrors. As Ken Burns, acclaimed documentarian, shares, "In all the literature on the Second World War, there is not a more honest, realistic, or moving memoir than Eugene Sledge's." This is your opportunity to immerse yourself in a classic that will leave a lasting impression. Don't miss out on this profound primer on what it truly meant to be a soldier in World War II.
Grab your copy of "With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa" today.
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