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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa is a World War II memoir by United States Marine Eugene Sledge, first published in 1981. The memoir is based on notes Sledge kept tucked away in a pocket-sized Bible he carried with him during battles he fought at Peleliu and Okinawa.
Apr 20, 2017 · April 20, 2017. WITH THE OLD BREED. At Peleliu and Okinawa. By E.B. Sledge. Illustrated. 344 pages. Ballantine Books. $8.99. Eugene Bondurant Sledge (1923-2001) was born in Mobile, Ala. A...
Aug 14, 2020 · E.B.’s nickname — “Sledgehammer” — belied his slight 135-lb build and demeanor. The son of a prominent physician back in Alabama, the shy, intelligent 20-year-old might have been mistaken for a poor young man who had been drafted into the military and found himself in over his head as a grunt.
Jul 7, 2023 · Mobile native Eugene Sledge (1923-2001) is renowned outside of Alabama largely for his graphic portrayal of combat in the Pacific during World War II, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa. Inside the state, he also was a professor of biology popular with students at the University of Montevallo, where he taught for many years.
Eugene Sledge died after a long battle with stomach cancer in 2001. He was survived by his wife of nearly 50 years, Jeanne, and their two sons, John and Henry. This is a 1985 film produced by the ...
Nov 13, 2023 · Watch Eugene B. Sledge, a Marine veteran and author, share his insights on the costs of war and the challenges of living with it in this 1994 lecture.
Sep 25, 2007 · With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa. Mass Market Paperback – September 25, 2007. by E.B. Sledge (Author) 4.9 1,153 ratings. See all formats and editions. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Eugene Sledge became more than a legend with his memoir, With The Old Breed.
