E B Sledge
E. B. Sledge (1923-2001) was born in Mobile, Alabama. In late 1943 he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. After basic training, he was sent to the Pacific Theater, where he fought at Peleliu and Okinawa, two of the fiercest battles of World War II.
E. B. Sledge (1923-2001) was born in Mobile, Alabama. In late 1943 he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. After basic training, he was sent to the Pacific Theater, where he fought at Peleliu and Okinawa, two of the fiercest battles of World War II. See less
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E B Sledge book reviews
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World War II Memoirs: The Pacific Theater (Loa #351): With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa / Flights of Passage / Crossing the Line
Pacific Theater Memoirs In The Library Of America
This volume in the Library of America consists of the memoirs of three young men who served in the Pacific Theater late during WW II. Elizabeth Samet, Professor of English at West Point edited the ... Read More
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
Into The Abyss
"Into the Abyss" was the working title for E.B. Sledge's memoir "With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa" (1981) which chronicle the author's fighting experience as a private in the Marines during ... Read More
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China Marine: An Infantryman's Life After World War II
A very human account
I really enjoyed this book. A lot has been written about marines in the Pacific in World War 2 but there's far less about what happened to them after the war. I didn't know about their deployment to ... Read More
