Sledge very real view of what happened during the pacific battles during WWII is one of the most truthful ones I have ever read. He doesn't sugar coat anything and he tells it exactly as he saw it at the time. He tells the losses and the hardships that the men faced all while fighting and just trying to survive day by day until the war was over and they could go home. While brutal and tough to read at times it was also very eye-opening and made you feel like you were getting to see what they had to deal with.

His view on everything is one WWII is one I found refreshing and shocking to read. We typically see things sugar-coated or exaggerated when it comes to media. His account of what they faced doesn't feel like those other forms of media we get. It was one that showed what the Old Breed was about and what made WWII so different from any wars we've had since.
With the Old Breed has made me more interested in learning about the battles fought in the pacific during WWII and I can't wait to read his other book, China Marine.


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