About this title: Hailed as "one of the finest memoirs to emerge from any war" by acclaimed author Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed remains the most powerful and moving account of the U.S. Marines in World War II. Now, with his long-awaited sequel, China Marine, E. B. Sledge continues his story where With the Old Breed left off and recounts the compelling conclusion of his Marine career. After Japan's surrender in 1945, Sledge and his company were sent to China to maintain order and to calm the seething cauldron of political and ideological unrest created by opposing factions. His regiment was the first Marine ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York, New York, U.S.A. :
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780195167764ISBN:0195167767
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 167 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. An unread, (new) book in pictorial wraps; 1st Oxford paperback edition; 8vo., 167 pages. read more
Description: New in no jacket. pp. 167. ìWith the Old Breedî remains the most powerful & moving account of the U.S. Marines in World War II. Here, Sledge continues his story with this long-awaited sequel. After Japanís surrender in 1945, Sledge & his company were sent to China to maintain order & to calm the seething cauldron of political & ideological unrest created by opposing factions. His regiment was the first Marine unit to return to Beijing where they witnessed the last of old China & the rise of ... read more
Edition: 1st Paper, 1st Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780195167764ISBN:0195167767
Description: Excellent--new. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. New book with two flaws--tear in spine mended with scotch tape (hard to see) and 3 black lines across bottom of page edges. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2003-09-04
ISBN-13:9780195167764ISBN:0195167767
Description: Used: Like New. Never Owned Or Read! Some May Have A Publishers Remainder Mark or Light Shelf Wear. NEW CONDITION OTHER THAN PUBLISHERS REMAINDER MARK! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2003-09-04
Description: New. Excellent Condition-Brand New! ! ! Never Been Read-Pages, Cover and Binding are Tight and Bright! ! ! Light shelf wear! ! This book is from the publisher's overstock, and may have a small black or red mark on one side of the page edges-otherwise excellent! ! ! Thanks for considering us, we look forward to the chance to serve you! ! ! read more
Description: Fwd by Stephen Ambrose, NY, Oxford Univ Press, quality paperback, coded 1st paperback edition, stiff pictorial wrappers, fine crisp bright copy, small previous owner address sticker on top corner of the half-title page, 5-1/4"x8", 167 pages. mxx. read more
"Excellent follow up to "With The Old Breed". Mostly covers his 6 months in occupied China in late 1945 to early 1946 and also his return home and coping with his war experience. The subject matter here is comparatively mundane after "With The Old Breed" but still fascinating and written in the same honest, unpretentious style. The chapters at the end after coming home were very moving after following him through both of his books. This book may not mean as much to those who have not read "With The Old Breed" already."
"In the fall of 1945, there existed in China a power vacuum that many opposing factions stood ready to fill. Into this seething cauldron of political and ideological unrest we arrived - the survivors of the battle of Okinawa - more like schoolboys on holiday than mighty conquerors.
This is the follow-up to With the Old Breed. It's good, but not as great as the first book. Eugene is stationed in China where he sees the "last of old China and the rise of the Communist state". Then, he returns home. We read about the difficulty he has adjusting to life back in the States and the slow return to normalcy."
"Mr. Sledge is truly a remarkable human. He has somehow, in this and his prior book, With the Old Breed, conveyed to the reader the horrors of war. What it's like to be in the trenches, the whole experience, it's based on his war diaries. What makes these books required reading is that they are so well written, so personal and through all the tragedy he finds it possible to see beauty as well. Whether it's in his fellow soldiers or the Old City in China. I found myself deeply touched be his two books. As an aside, the last few episodes of Ken Burns' War was based on With the Old Breed complete with interviews of the author who passed away in 2001. It really helped to see and hear the person behind these two books."
"Dr. Sledge's sequel to "With The Old Breed". He tells of his service in China and the friends he made there. A poignant look at a veterans' homecoming. The complains of civilians over trivial things bring home the reality of the brutality of war in the Pacific. A good read for anyone interested in what happened to veterans from WWII when they returned home. The book was published after Dr. E. B. Sledge's death. I recommend it highly."
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