With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa

With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa

by Sledge, Eugene B.

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Part I. Peleliu : a neglected battle. Foreword by Lt. Col. John A. Crown ; Making of a Marine ; Preparation for combat ; On to Peleliu ; Assault into hell ; Another amphibious assault ; Brave men lost -- Part II. Okinawa : the final triumph. Foreword by Capt. Thomas J. Stanley ; Rest and rehabilitation ; Prelude to invasion ; Stay of execution ; Into the abyss ; Of shock and shells ; Of mud and maggots ; Breakthrough ; Beyond Shuri ; End of the agony. A former member of the First Marine Divisi…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa / E.B. Sledge.

Summary

Part I. Peleliu : a neglected battle. Foreword by Lt. Col. John A. Crown ; Making of a Marine ; Preparation for combat ; On to Peleliu ; Assault into hell ; Another amphibious assault ; Brave men lost -- Part II. Okinawa : the final triumph. Foreword by Capt. Thomas J. Stanley ; Rest and rehabilitation ; Prelude to invasion ; Stay of execution ; Into the abyss ; Of shock and shells ; Of mud and maggots ; Breakthrough ; Beyond Shuri ; End of the agony.

A former member of the First Marine Division gives a front line description of two World War II Pacific campaigns.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2010
  • Edition:Presido press trade pbk. ed

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Presidio Press
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2010

Notes

Originally published: Novato, Calif. : Presidio Press, 1981.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-320) and index.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xxiv, 326 Seiten : Illustrationen : 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780891419068, 0891419063
  • oclc:on1246288292
  • LC Classification:D767.99.P4
  • Dewey Decimal:940.5426/66

Subjects

Autobiographies Bataille de Peleliu, Belau, 1944 Biographies Erlebnisbericht États-Unis., Marine Corps Fusiliers marins -- Biographies. -- Éta… Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Campagnes… Japan -- Okinawa Island Marines Marines -- Biography. -- United States Military campaigns Palau Peleliu Island (Palau), Battle of, 1944 Peleliu, Battle of, Palau, 1944 Personal narratives Personal narratives -- American Sledge, E. B. Sledge, E. B., (Eugene Bondurant) United States United States., Marine Corps

Writers

Sledge, Eugene B.

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