With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by E.B. Sledge
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Book Reviews of With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
Book Review: Great wonderfully written book
Summary: 5 Stars
I enjoyed reading this book so much I finished it in less then a week. Parts of it are featured on a PBS documentry called "The War" (Or somthing like that), anyhow, the book gives all the reader could ask for; loss, comraderie, and the absolute brutality of war. It is my favorite first person account I have read so far, although William Foley's "Visions From A Foxhole" is exceptional as well. If you were ever curious about a Marine's combat life, read this book, and if you have already read this book, go out and thank a veteran, or current soldier for what they have done for you so that you should never have to experience the horrors of war with your own eyes. Thanks Vets and current men of all wars.To those Marines: SEMPER FIBook Review: The old breed
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was highly recomended to me and it was an eye opener for me as I haven't read much about the pacific war, and this certainly was just that. The conditions that these guys lived and fought under were appalling,I always felt that the bulge fighting was tough, but the island fighting seemed like endless misery both from the elements and the fighting.I think comparisons with the Band of Brothers are not fair in the sense that BoB was a combined story of an entire company, a lot of personalities,events and the like making it a richer narrative,Sledges book is the perspective of one mans experience and observations and is more gritty as a result.
This book gets five stars in my opinion.
Book Review: Inside the war
Summary: 5 Stars
This truly is an excellent first-hand account of two of the bloodiest battles fought by the marines in WW2. No strategy or whole-picture chronicles here, however it gives an insight of the daily life of soldiers I never found in other books. Sledge tells us of the real face of war and focuses on some aspects we never think of when reading about battles, such as life in the rain and mud in Okinawa, or the smells and noises of battle, the stripping of enemy dead, and most of all the fear and moral decay of frontline troops. It is also very well written; it's neither falsely "politically correct" nor "gung-ho-smash-the-nips". overall a very good book, I highly recommend it.Book Review: Outstanding!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is without a doubt an amazing book. EB Sledge's complelling tale of his experiences with the Marines of K/3/5 will put you right there with him and his buddies in the Pacific Theater of Operations. This book is a must read for WWII enthusiasts. I also highly recommend reading this book to any young person considering to join the armed forces, in particular the Marines. Organizationally, things may have considerably changed within the forces but the cruel and savage nature of war will always be the same. The book is also an excellent prelude to HBO's upcoming WW2 miniseries, The Pacific.Book Review: With The Old Breed excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
Having seen Ken Burns films on WWII and his mention of this book, I decided
to read it. I was not disappointed. Ordinarily I don't like works like this
but Sledge handled his on-the-ground experiences in the Pacific with simplicity
but with elequence. I was very impressed with the book, moved and sometimes
shattered by the bravery and determination of our troups. It makes for
exciting reading, if you're inclined to know what war was like then, and
probably what war is still like for men and women on the ground now. Read it!
You won't be disappointed.