![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. To Hell and Back is a powerfully real portrayal of American GI's at war. He emerged from the war as America's most decorated soldier, having received twenty-one medals, including our highest military decoration, the Congressional Medal of Honor. Although still under twenty-one years old on V-E Day, he was credited with having killed, captured, or wounded 240 Germans. He fought through campaigns in Sicily, Italy, France, and Germany. Many decades later, this classic wartime memoir is just as gripping as it was then. Originally published in 1949, To Hell and Backwas a smash bestseller for fourteen weeks and later became a major motion picture starring Audie Murphy as himself. ![]() ![]() More than fifty years later, this classic wartime memoir is just as gripping as it was then.ĭesperate to see action but rejected by both the marines and paratroopers because he was too short, Murphy eventually found a home with the infantry. The classic bestselling war memoir by the most decorated American soldier in World War II. ![]() Originally published in 1949, To Hell and Back was a smash bestseller for fourteen weeks and later became a major motion picture starring Audie Murphy as himself. The classic bestselling war memoir by the most decorated American soldier in World War II, back in print in a trade paperback Based on the stars autobiography, this is the story of how Audie Murphy became Americas most decorated soldier during WWII. ![]()
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