With The Old Breed

[phil elsner]

i am reading the great book with the old breed by eugene b sledge and this is a book that should be read by any ww2 historian.8)

 

[davebender]

I've got that book. A good account of USMC combat in the Pacific.

 

[RabidAlien]

Yep. Agreed, its an excellent book. Bit weird at one point, where he's describing his mental state during a battle, but other than that, its a brutally honest account of his experiences.

 

[Bucksnort101]

Picked that book up, along with Helmut for my Pillow, and Hero of the Pacific a couple months ago. Plan on reading them all before I watch the Speilberg/Hanks Miniseries The Pacific when it is released on DVD.

 

[Ferdinand Foch]

Picked up with the old breed too. Haven't really gotten into it yet, but I'm planning on doing it this semester. I just finished Helmet for My Pillow, though. That was good. I was a little confused in some parts about Leckie's time on New Gloucester, but other than that I couldn't put the book down. Great read, and very descriptive.