Used - very good - a nice sound copy in a nice dust jacket - signed by the author with an inscription on the ffep - an excellent copy.
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa is a raw, unforgettable memoir by Eugene B. Sledge, a former U.S. Marine mortarman who fought with K Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines of the 1st Marine Division during World War II. Drawing from notes he secretly kept in a pocket New Testament, Sledge chronicles his journey from an eager Alabama recruit through brutal combat in the Pacific. The book vividly captures the grueling training, the unbreakable camaraderie of the "old breed" Marines, and the harrowing realities of two of the war's bloodiest battles.In the first half, Sledge details the savage 1944 invasion of Peleliu, where intense heat, coral terrain, fortified Japanese caves, and relentless attrition warfare turned a supposedly quick operation into a prolonged nightmare of death, decay, and loss. The second half covers the even more punishing 1945 battle for Okinawa, amid mud, rain, kamikaze threats, and fierce resistance along the Shuri Line. Through it all, Sledge delivers an unflinching yet compassionate account of infantry combat’s sensory horrors, psychological toll, and quiet heroism, making the memoir one of the most respected and influential firsthand narratives of the Pacific War.
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