Kurzbeschreibung
This powerful memoir of an enlisted Marine involved in some of the bloodiest fighting in the Pacific in World War II has been called "the best combat memoir of any war."
Synopsis
A reprint of the classic World War II memoir chronicling 20-year-old Sledge's experiences as a rifleman. The non-fiction account of the Peleliu and Okinawa battles has been compared to All Quiet on the Western Front . It certainly captures the confusion and fear of war, particularly for a young man torn between ideals of duty and the horrific devas
