“With the Old Breed” by Eugene Sledge

[JV842]

WOW!!!! Is pretty much all I can say!!!! Read this book during off time while hunting in Montana. An old Marine Col suggested it to me. One of and if not the best book I’ve ever read

 

[Tikka06]

This is one of my favorite books of all time. Great read.

 

[dcopas78]

Great book. I'd suggest "Helmet for my Pillow" by Robert Leckie. Also "Strong Men Armed" by Leckie as well.

 

[dcopas78]

Also "Black Sand, Red Blood" by Chuck Tatum. I'm a bit of a WW2 history buff lol. All good Marine stories of the retaking of the Pacific

 

[JV842]

Will definitely give em a go. Thnx

 

[Phaseolus]

You should read, “Islands of the Damned” by RV Bergin, he was Eugene Sledge’s squad leader and tells the same story from a little different perspective. The series ’Pacific’ features him ‘Bergi’ along with Sledge and Snafu.

 

[C_Dick_Run]

+1 recommendation for Helmet For My Pillow

 

[Addicting]

I’m listening to this audiobook now. After watching the pacific series, it’s interesting to hear all of the info that got cut out.

 

[MP48094]

I’ve read hundreds of ww2 books With The Old Breed is the best. Written by a grunt his description of the sounds , sights and smell of combat is second to none. I tried reading Helmet For My Pillow and couldn’t make it thru half the book. Virtually no details about combat in Guadalcanal. Everyone had a nickname I don’t recall once seeing the names Vandegraft, Puller, etc…Leckie is obviously a skilled writer but
I felt like I was reading poetry.

 

[338win]

With the old breed should be required reading in every school. The depths of hell those poor bastards went through is something few can comprehend.

 

[F250]

Great book , as is Islands of the Damned and Helmet for my Pillow.

 

[CowboyLeroy]

I read it a couple of years ago, it's a hell of a book.

 

[EKYHunter]

Just finished watching “The Pacific” for the second or third time last night. Going to order “With the Old Breed” soon.

 

[nettereo16]

This is a fantastic book. I've read it multiple times and recommend it to friends whenever asked

 

[coleslaw]

Guadalcanal Diary by Richard Tregaskis is another great book along the same lines as those mentioned above. Written by a (real) journalist and gives a good observation of the Guadalcanal campaign.