{"product_id":"book-c9sy","title":"China Marine","description":"\u003ci\u003eChina Marine\u003c\/i\u003e is the sequel to E. B. Sledge's critically acclaimed memoir, \u003ci\u003eWith the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePicking up where his previous memoir leaves off, Sledge, a young marine in the First Division, traces his company's movements and charts his own difficult passage to peace following his horrific experiences in the Pacific. He reflects on his duty in the ancient city of Peiping (now Beijing) and recounts the difficulty of returning to his hometown of Mobile, Alabama, and resuming civilian life haunted by the shadows of close combat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDistinguished historians have praised Sledge's first book as the definitive rifleman's account of World War II, ranking it with the Civil War's \u003ci\u003eRed Badge of Courage\u003c\/i\u003e and World War I's \u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/i\u003e. Although \u003ci\u003eWith the Old Breed\u003c\/i\u003e ends with the surrender of Japan, marines in the Pacific were still faced with the mission of disarming the immense Japanese forces on the Asian mainland and reestablishing order. For infantrymen so long engaged in the savage and surreal world of close combat, there remained the personal tasks of regaining normalcy and dealing with suppressed memories, fears, and guilt.","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49382444368176,"sku":"BDc9sy","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49382444400944,"sku":"ZEc9sy","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49382444433712,"sku":"ZMc9sy","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49382444499248,"sku":"40c9sy","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/c9sy-Square-cover.jpg?v=1779052633","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-c9sy","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}