To Hell and Back : The Classic Memoir of World War II by America's Most Decorated Soldier

The classic WWII memoir by America's most decorated soldier shares a “vivid, gripping, mature picture of combat” (The New York Times Book Review).Originally published in 1949, To Hell and Back was a bestselling phenomenon and later became a major motion picture starring Audie Murphy as himself. It remains one of the most harrowing personal narratives of the Second World War and a perennial classic of military nonfiction.Rejected from both the marines and the paratroopers because he was too small, Murphy was desperate to see action and determined to serve his country. Eventually, he found a home with the infantry and fought through campaigns in Sicily, Italy, France, and Germany. Although still under twenty-one years old on V-E Day, he was credited with having killed, captured, or wounded 240 Germans. He emerged from the war as America's most decorated soldier, having received twenty-one medals, including our highest military decoration, the Congressional Medal of Honor.

the Classic Bestselling War Memoir By The Most Decorated American Soldier In World War Ii, Back In Print In A Trade Paperback

originally Published In 1949, to Hell And Back Was A Smash Bestseller For Fourteen Weeks And Later Became A Major Motion Picture Starring Audie Murphy As Himself. More Than Fifty Years Later, This Classic Wartime Memoir Is Just As Gripping As It Was Then.

desperate To See Action But Rejected By Both The Marines And Paratroopers Because He Was Too Short, Murphy Eventually Found A Home With The Infantry. He Fought Through Campaigns In Sicily, Italy, France, And Germany. Although Still Under Twenty-one Years Old On V-e Day, He Was Credited With Having Killed, Captured, Or Wounded 240 Germans. He Emerged From The War As America's Most Decorated Soldier, Having Received Twenty-one Medals, Including Our Highest Military Decoration, The Congressional Medal Of Honor. to Hell And Back Is A Powerfully Real Portrayal Of American Gi's At War.

The classic bestselling war memoir by the most decorated American soldier in World War II, back in print in a trade paperback Originally published in 1949, To Hell and Back was a smash bestseller for fourteen weeks and later became a major motion picture starring Audie Murphy as himself. More than fifty years later, this classic wartime memoir is just as gripping as it was then. Desperate to see action but rejected by both the marines and paratroopers because he was too short, Murphy eventually found a home with the infantry. He fought through campaigns in Sicily, Italy, France, and Germany. Although still under twenty-one years old on V-E Day, he was credited with having killed, captured, or wounded 240 Germans. He emerged from the war as America's most decorated soldier, having received twenty-one medals, including our highest military decoration, the Congressional Medal of Honor. To Hell and Back is a powerfully real portrayal of American GI's at war. An autobiographical account of the author of his World War II experiences in the European Theater of War. 2nd Lt. Audie Murphy (1925-1971) was the USA's most decorated WW2 soldier, and lied about his age to join the army. This book became a bestseller, and was the basis of the successful movie in which Murphy (who later became an actor) played himself. The author describes her movements across Europe's scrambled post-war borders--trips to empty castles and ruined cathedrals, a stint in bombed out Warsaw in the midst of the Communist takeover, and nights spent in apartments with distant relatives, friends of friends, and in shabby pensions with little heat, each place echoing with the horrors of war. America's most decorated soldier of World War II describes his experiences fighting his way across Europe, portraying the brutalities of war from the perspective of the infantry soldier in campaigns in Sicily, Italy, France, and Germany, in a new edition of Murphy's best-selling memoir This is the memoir of Audie Murphy, who was the most decorated American soldier during World War II. Desperate to see action but rejected by both marines and paratroopers because he was too short, Murphy eventualy found a home with the infantry. A republication of the classic World War II memoir, originally published in 1949, in which Audie Murphy recounts his experiences fighting with the infantry in Europe, emerging as America's most decorated soldier ON a hill just inland from the invasion beaches of Sicily, a soldier sits on a rock.