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With The Old Breed 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.
I've got that book. A good account of USMC combat in the Pacific.
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.
Pillage, then burn.
Argue not with dragons, for thou art crunchy and go well on toast.
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.
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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.
"It is my considered opinion that in the fullness of time history will record the greatness of Michael Collins, and it will be recorded at my expense." -Eamon de Valera.
"Better to fight for something than live for nothing." -George S. Patton.
"I don't know what the effect of the men will have on the enemy, but, by god, they frighten me." -Arthur Wellesley.
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