WITH THE OLD BREED

With the Old Breed

With the Old Breed

Introduction

Eugene Sledge is the writer of the book, “With the Old Breed." It is an amazing account of World War II based on the writer's personal experiences because the writer himself rendered his services as a gun man in the Third Battalion, of Kilo Company, Fifth Marines on Okinawa and Peleliu. Savage and fierce fighting is the significant feature of these battles. The author offers a comprehensive approach, exemplifying the conditions, and climate, along with describing the bravery of the Marines in detail, as they battled against the Japanese. On ...