With the Old Breed, at Peleliu and Okinawa by Eugene Bondurant Sledge

With the Old Breed, at Peleliu and Okinawa by Eugene Bondurant Sledge

Eugene Bondurant Sledge

1923-2001

E.B. Sledge, a native of Mobile, Alabama, had a formative upbringing influenced by his father's guidance in hunting and keen observation skills. After a brief period of military training, Sledge enlisted in the US Marine Corps during World War II and saw combat in the fierce battles of Peleliu and Okinawa. Although he emerged physically unscathed, the psychological scars took years to heal. Following the war, he pursued higher education, earning degrees in botany and zoology, and embarked on a teaching career at the University of Montevallo. Sledge's personal accounts of his wartime experiences were initially written for his family but were later published, with the second book released after his passing.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org

1981

With the Old Breed, at Peleliu and Okinawa. Novato, CA; Presidio Press, 1981.

AL Book Collection

Sledge, Eugene Bondurant, “With the Old Breed, at Peleliu and Okinawa by Eugene Bondurant Sledge,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed October 5, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/8808.