Sledge letter to George B. Clark, 3-16-1982
Eugene B. Sledge was a combat infantryman in the Marine Corps who fought in the Pacific in World War II. He wrote an account of his combat experiences titled With The Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa. The book was published in 1981. Sledge received over 500 pieces of fan mail from people of all back...
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Eugene B. Sledge documents Veterans -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans; Veteran's writings, American; Veterans -- United States -- Correspondence With The Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa; China Marine Arts & Literature -- Narrative Nonfiction; History -- 1929-1945: The Great Depression and World War II; Peoples -- Military Life WWII; Writer |
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Eugene B. Sledge was a combat infantryman in the Marine Corps who fought in the Pacific in World War II. He wrote an account of his combat experiences titled With The Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa. The book was published in 1981. Sledge received over 500 pieces of fan mail from people of all backgrounds, including other veterans. Sledge wrote this letter in reply to a letter he received from George B. Clark, a fellow Marine. In the letter, Sledge talks about the overwhelming positive response he's received from veterans about his book. He gives his reason for writing With The Old Breed, namely as a way to tell his family and others of what the combat veterans like him went through. Sledge recounts how he wrote W.T.O.B over a number of years and the steps that led to it becoming published. He describes the book he was working on at the time which told of his experiences in China at the end of World War II (later published as China Marine). He talks about his writing style drawn from his training in writing scientific papers and offers Clark some writing and publishing advice. |
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Sledge letter to George B. Clark, 3-16-1982Eugene B. Sledge was a combat infantryman in the Marine Corps who fought in the Pacific in World War II. He wrote an account of his combat experiences titled With The Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa. The book was published in 1981. Sledge received over 500 pieces of fan mail from people of all backgrounds, including other veterans. Sledge wrote this letter in reply to a letter he received from George B. Clark, a fellow Marine. In the letter, Sledge talks about the overwhelming positive response he's received from veterans about his book. He gives his reason for writing With The Old Breed, namely as a way to tell his family and others of what the combat veterans like him went through. Sledge recounts how he wrote W.T.O.B over a number of years and the steps that led to it becoming published. He describes the book he was working on at the time which told of his experiences in China at the end of World War II (later published as China Marine). He talks about his writing style drawn from his training in writing scientific papers and offers Clark some writing and publishing advice.Sledge, Eugene B.Auburn University Libraries1982-03-161980sVeterans -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans; Veteran's writings, American; Veterans -- United States -- CorrespondenceWith The Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa; China MarineArts & Literature -- Narrative Nonfiction; History -- 1929-1945: The Great Depression and World War II; Peoples -- Military LifeJPEGTextRG 96-38, box 2, folder 4Eugene Sledge papersAuburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.engThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.WWII; Writerhttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ebsledge/id/80 |
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