China Marine
An Infantryman's Life after World War II
$36.73
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2003
Summary
China Marine is the extraordinary sequel to E.B. Sledge’s memoir, With the Old Breed, which remains the most powerful and moving account of the U.S. Marines in World War II. 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. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780195167764 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0195167767 |
| Author: | E.B. Sledge |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2003 |
| Weight: | 181g |
| Dimensions: | 193mm x 137mm x 15mm |
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“Vivid, lively, personally touching…. The book will last. LikeWith the Old Breed, it will be read, appreciated, and taught, now and for decades to come.”–Stephen E. Ambrose, from the Foreword
“Vivid, lively, personally touching…. The book will last. Like With the Old Breed, it will be read, appreciated, and taught, now and for decades to come.”–Stephen E. Ambrose, from the Foreword”Vivid, lively, personally touching…. The book will last. Like With the Old Breed, it will be read, appreciated, and taught, now and for decades to come.“–Stephen E. Ambrose, from the Foreword
About The Author
E.B. Sledge
E. B. Sledge was a World War II veteran, author of With the Old Breed, and a professor of biology at the University of Montevallo, Alabama. He died in March 2001.
Stephen E. Ambrose was an American historian and professor of history at the University of New Orleans.
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