Bibliograph

With the old breed, at Peleliu and Okinawa, E.B. Sledge

Type

Label

With the old breed, at Peleliu and Okinawa, E.B. Sledge

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrationsportraitsmapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

With the old breed

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

E.B. Sledge

Sub title

at Peleliu and Okinawa

Summary

Presents a stirring, personal account of the vitality and bravery of the Marines in the battles at Peleliu and Okinawa. Born in Mobile, Alabama in 1923 and raised on riding, hunting, fishing, and a respect for history and legendary heroes such as George Washington and Daniel Boone, Eugene Bondurant Sledge joined the Marines out of patriotism, idealism, and youthful courage, but once he landed on the beach at Peleliu, it was purely a struggle for survival. Based on the notes he kept on slips of paper tucked secretly away in his New Testament, he recalls those long months, mincing no words and sparing no pain. The reality of battle meant unbearable heat, deafening gunfire, unimaginable brutality and cruelty, the stench of death, and, above all, constant fear. Sledge still has nightmares about "the bloody, muddy month of May on Okinawa." But, as he also tellingly reveals, the bonds of friendship formed then will never be severed

Target audience

adult

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