25 posted 3 years ago by GoldenPlains 3 years ago by GoldenPlains +26 / -1 44 comments share 44 comments share save hide report block hide replies
I read Sledge's book and Helmet For My Pillow back to back and the differences are quite stark.
The latter is a book about Marines at war, the former is a memoir of a young man going to war, surviving combat, and dealing with returning home.