**The classic bestselling war memoir by the most decorated American
soldier in World War II, back in print in a trade paperback. 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.
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Many decades later, this classic wartime memoir is just as gripping as
it was then.
Desperate to see action but rejected by both the marines and
paratroopers because he was too short, Murphy eventually found a home
with the infantry. He fought through campaigns in Sicily, Italy, France,
and Germany. Although still under twenty-one years old on V-E Day, he
was credited with having killed, captured, or wounded 240 Germans. 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. To Hell and Back is a powerfully
real portrayal of American GI's at war.