With the old breed : at Pelelui and Okinawa
Sledge, E. B. (Eugene Bondurant), 1923-2010
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Described as one of the finest memoirs to emerge from any war, this book tells with compassion and honesty of the cruelty, bravery and deaths of the men he fought alongside, and of his own journey from patriotic innocence to batte-scarred veteran.
Main title:
With the old breed : at Pelelui and Okinawa / by E.B. Sledge.
Imprint:
London : Ebury, 2010.
Collation:
323 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
TV tie-in.
ISBN:
9780091937539 (pbk)0091937531 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.5'4252294940.54252294940.54252294940.5426940.542940.5
Local class:
940.54
Language:
English
Subject:
Sledge, E. B. (Eugene Bondurant), 1923-United States. Marine Corps. Regiment, 5th. Battalion, 3rd. Company K.Peleliu, Battle of, Palau, 1944World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa IslandWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, AmericanWarfare and DefenceWorld War II -- Campaigns -- Pacific
BRN:
463476