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: Muddy, Disgusting Hell in the Pacific
Summary: 5 Stars
I really can't say anything better than has already been said in the previous reviews. This is a horrific, and at the same time, fascinating read. Sledge tells it like it was and holds nothing back. The descriptions of the blasted battlefields full of dead is something you won't forget. His descriptions of the fighting conditions will make you thankful for dry clothes, hot coffee and fresh socks every day after reading this. Should be required reading in schools today - an important gift from someone who lived in the horror of war.Book Review: A first rate memoir of the WW2 Pacific island battles
Summary: 5 Stars
An honest and very well written memoir from an enlisted marine who fought on the first lines in the WWII Pacific island battles of Peleliu and Okinawa.
John Master's memoir, "The Road Past Mandalay" covers the Burma war against the Japanese from the British side (and is a great book), but Sledge's "With The Old Breed" is better, since he was at much greater personal risk and describes the psychological effects of this long exposure. It's the best personal military account that I've read.
Book Review: A Must Read For WWII Enthusiasts
Summary: 5 Stars
Sledge has detailedWith the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa the war in the Pacific at a level I have not seen before. His attention to detail and lack of sanitation of the day-to-day events of these two campaigns defines the dirty truth of combat. If you can't stomach the blood and guts of warfare in the trenches, don't pick up this book. This will certainly get your attention. It did mine.Book Review: BEST WW2 BOOK EVER!!! ....so far.....
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was a pleasure to read. Not that I find pleasure in the horrors of war, I do not, but this book is so well written. I gets into the real nitty-gritties of every day life at war fighting a fearsome enemy. This book was the first book to ever give me a real glimpse of the totality of war on the foot soldier. There are many great books on WW2 out there, this definetly has to be one of the best! GET THIS BOOK RIGHT NOW!!! you wont regret it.Book Review: the closest to being there a civilian is ever going to experience
Summary: 5 Stars
I've read a lot of books about WWII, particularly the Pacific theater. I deeply respect the fact that no one who hasn't experienced combat can really understand what it's like. If you're a veteran, my comments don't apply. But for a civilian like me, this book comes the closest to giving an idea of how awful it was. Just to think about what these men did, and what they endured to get it done, runs a shiver up my spine. An incredible story.