{"product_id":"9780805070866","title":"To Hell and Back: The Classic Memoir of World War II by America's Most Decorated Soldier","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe 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, \u003ci\u003eTo Hell and Back\u003c\/i\u003e was a smash bestseller for fourteen weeks and later became a major motion picture starring Audie Murphy as himself. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany decades later, this classic wartime memoir is just as gripping as it was then. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate 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. \u003ci\u003eTo Hell and Back\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerfully real portrayal of American GI's at war.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holt, Henry \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370076147773,"sku":"9780805070866","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780805070866_p0.jpg?v=1771579488","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.mom\/products\/9780805070866","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}