E. B. Sledge · 1981
A military memoir of a United States Marine recounting his experiences during the battles of Peleliu and Okinawa in World War II.
Dan Carlin describes it as one of the best war memoirs in American history.
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“many other people i became aware of him after his book with the old breed at pelelu in okinawa first appeared in the 1980s…”
Why: Described as one of the best war memoirs in American history.
Dan Carlin, Host on Dan Carlin's Hardcore HistoryEP33 Sledgehammer and Big Shot
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