- Autobiography, World War II, American Personal narratives, World War, 1939-1945
An autobiographical account of the author of his World War II experiences in the European Theater of War. 2nd Lt. Audie Murphy (1925-1971) was the USA's most decorated WW2 soldier, and lied about his age to join the army. This book became a bestseller, and was the basis of the successful movie in which Murphy (who later became an actor) played himself.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
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- Author
- Audie Murphy
- First published
- 1949
- Pages
- 274
- Publisher
- Tab Books, H. Holt, Buccaneer Books
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780786112913
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