phil elsner
Recruit
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)
With The Old Breed
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davebender
1st Lieutenant
I've got that book. A good account of USMC combat in the Pacific.
RabidAlien
1st Lieutenant
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
1st Lieutenant
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
Staff Sergeant
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.
