![]() ![]() Sledge, which recounts his time as a marine during World War II in the South Pacific, is considered one of the finest war memoirs ever written by a soldier. He lived in Tennessee the remainder of his life and died in 1999. ![]() As a captain, he had survived the fighting on Corregidor, been captured by the Japanese, escaped, and had returned to combat.” Shofner remained in the Marines until 1959, when he retired as a Brigadier General. Of him, Sledge notes that “not only was he highly respected, but his men considered him someone special. Colonel Shofner is featured in this book. Sledge was a member of my battalion on Peleliu. Signed on the front free endpaper by the author, Eugene Sledge, and his commanding officer, Brigadier General Austin C. In publisher’s very good dust jacket, short closed tears along top edge, retail price on front flap, bright illustrations. First edition, with no additional printings on copyright page. ![]() Brown hardcover, title stamped in gilt on spine. Sledge, with an additional inscription by Sledge’s commanding officer. Signed first edition of With The Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by Eugene B. ![]()
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