Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2015. The movie is tremendous (wish it had a much bigger budget), but there is so much more in the book. It has had a profound effect on me, though. I understand him so much better than I ever thought I could. Nevertheless admitted as an infantryman by the Army, Murphy proves a courageous soldier. He went forward, when the rest of his unit was holed up or moving toward the rear. The Cloudbuster Nine: The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That H... How to Read the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Although ghostwritten, you still get a sense of Murphy. If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. I am aware that some people will not want to read a few of the graphic sections, where we see through Audie Murphy's eyes what high explosives and machine guns can do to the human body. It is grit from beginning to end. Many times, bullets were hitting so closely that they knocked dust into his eyes. To Hell and Back is a Technicolor and CinemaScope war film released in 1955. Although still under twenty-one years old on V-E Day, he was credited with having killed, captured, or wounded 240 Germans. Please try again. This was not the easiest book to read. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Army. The classic bestselling war memoir by the most decorated American soldier in World War II, back in print in a trade paperback. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Not once in the entire book were the decorations and awards mentioned; however, he does cover the basic field based promotions he earned. Murphy is rejected by the Marines, the Navy and the Army paratroopers due to his small size and youthful appearance. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Read the book! Hard and gritty talk, Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2016. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Some of the dialogue is a tad corny, but you have to take into account when it was written. Klasky, his platoon sergeant, dies. [citation needed], The film's world premiere was held at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas on August 17, 1955. To Hell and Back. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Sponsored by the Audie Murphy Research Foundation, a non-profit, tax-deductible 501(c)(3) educational foundation recognized by the IRS. Enjoy a great reading experience when you buy the Kindle edition of this book. This is not a typical autobiography. To Hell and Back is a Technicolor and CinemaScope war film released in 1955. Murphy and his men later take part in Operation Shingle. Still holds up. Maturity beyond his teenage years, but I suppose that comes with being orphaned and having to care for younger siblings. After Sicily, Murphy and his squad receive a new platoon leader, Lt. Manning. However, producer Aaron Rosenberg and director Jesse Hibbs convinced Audie to star in the picture, despite the fact the 30-year-old Murphy would be portraying himself as he was at ages 17–20. 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. Amazing story! Rarely does the term "shot him" come up. [3] It was directed by Jesse Hibbs and stars Audie Murphy as himself. Holt Paperbacks; Reprint Edition (May 1, 2002), Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2016. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. "[12] Richard L. Coe of The Washington Post was positive, writing that Murphy "brings an emotional poignancy that stems partly from our knowledge that he did these daring, unbelievable acts of courage and partly from the skill he has achieved as an actor. This is the true experiences of Audie Murphy at war. Images, likenesses, and the signature of Audie Murphy are trademarked by the AMRF. He was killed in a plane crash in 1971 at age forty-six. The classic bestselling war memoir by the most decorated American soldier in World War II, Sponsored by the Audie Murphy Research Foundation, a non-profit, tax-deductible 501(c)(3) educational foundation recognized by the IRS. he then went on to become one of Hollywoods best know movie stars, mostly in westerns, although he did make a biopic, entitled the same as the book. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Please try your request again later. Unable to add item to List. several stories of peoples encounters with death and hell and radical testimonies they have to show the work of God in their lives halleluia ! There is virtually no focus on Audie's early childhood or post-war life, this is purely a view of Murphy's WWII experiences. The Path: Accelerating Your Journey to Financial Freedom, The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific, The Devil and Karl Marx: Communism's Long March of Death, Deception, and Infiltration, Strange and Obscure Stories of the Revolutionary War. "[16], The film was a huge commercial success, further advancing Murphy's film career. Inspire a love of reading with Prime Book Box for Kids. [citation needed], Murphy tried to make a sequel called The Way Back dealing with his post-war life but could never get a script that could attract finance.
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