To Hell and Back
by Audie Murphy
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Author: Audie MurphyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-05-01
ISBN: 0805070869
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
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- ISBN13: 9780805070866
- Condition: NEW
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Book Reviews of To Hell and Back
Book Review: An American Hero
Summary: 5 Stars
An American Hero
I had read Audie Murphy's To Hell and Back many years ago and always marveled at the man's incredible unassuming nature. After a recent POW-MIA commemoration I annually attend, I decided to revisit the heroism of Audie Murphy. The autobiography is the essence of combat in World War 2. It is even more poignant in that Mr. Murphy does not elaborate on his own heroic actions but rather simply tells the story of a front line combat solider and those who he had the honor to serve with. Now don't get me wrong, the actions that caused him to be the most decorated American soldier of WW2 are all written about, but never once did Mr. Murphy state that he was awarded any medals for his extraordinary heroism. Rather, Audie Murphy simply writes as one who was there. He talks about his friends and fellow fox hole mates not just as gritty combat vets, but as men who were asked to do a very dangerous job and who accepted their nation's challenge with dignity and grace. The personal battle scenes are gritty and graphic and not for the squeamish, but then that is the nature of war: Ugly, messy, smelly, dirty, and stalked by the specter of death, yet boring and loving at the same time. All of Audie Murphy's original company mates were either killed or grievously wounded, and sadly in the end only he survived to see VE Day on the field of combat. Audie Murphy was a true American hero of mega proportion whose heroic feats will be long remembered.
This autobiographical book is a memoir of Audie Murphy's World War 2 experiences only. It does not cover his entire life before or after his heroic service during World War 2. It covers all the battles that Mr. Murphy fought in but does not specifically delineate which awards he received for which battle. This is in character with the unassuming nature of the man. For more on which medal Mr. Murphy earned for which particular act of heroism, you will have to visit the various Audie Murphy web sites. Needless to say, not delineating the specific medal to the specific battle does not detract from the excellent nature of this fine memoir.
Must Read for WW2 buffs. Highly recommended for everyone else. One of the very best personal combat sagas of World War 2. In the same league as E.B. Sledge's With the Old Breed, Robert Leckie's Helmet for my Pillow, and William Manchester's masterpiece Goodbye Darkness. Simply an American combat classic.
Summary of To Hell and Back
The classic bestselling war memoir by the most decorated American soldier in World War II, back in print in a trade paperbackOriginally published in 1949, To Hell and Back was a smash bestseller for fourteen weeks and later became a major motion picture starring Audie Murphy as himself. More than fifty years later, this classic wartime memoir is just as gripping as it was then.
Desperate to see action but rejected by both the marines and paratroopers because he was too short, Murphy eventually found a home with the infantry. He fought through campaigns in Sicily, Italy, France, and Germany. Although still under twenty-one years old on V-E Day, he was credited with having killed, captured, or wounded 240 Germans. He emerged from the war as America's most decorated soldier, having received twenty-one medals, including our highest military decoration, the Congressional Medal of Honor. To Hell and Back is a powerfully real portrayal of American GI's at war.
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