To Hell and Back

To Hell and Back

• World War II memoir

<p><b>The classic bestselling war memoir by the most decorated American soldier in World War II, back in print in a trade paperback</b></p><p>Originally published in 1949, <i>To Hell and Back</i> was 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. </p><p>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. <i>To Hell and Back</i> is a powerfully real portrayal of American GI's at war.</p>