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Podcast: New Books in American Studies
Episode: W. Henry Sledge, "The Old Breed... The Complete Story Revealed" (Knox Press, 2025)
Description: Because events like D-Day and the Battle of Okinawa took place an entire lifetime ago, it is rare to find any new accounts and memories from veterans. Thankfully, forty years after the publication of Eugene Sledge’s famous memoir With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa comes The Old Breed… The Complete Story Revealed (Knox Press, 2025) by Eugene’s son, Henry. Complementing and expanding on his father’s experiences, Henry Sledge’s book adds new material and immeasurable depth to his father’s story and shows how World War II continues to shape our lives.
The Old Breed… The C...