{"product_id":"to-hell-and-back-paperback","title":"To Hell and Back - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany decades later, this classic wartime memoir is just as gripping as it was then. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48710352273625,"sku":"9780805070866","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/3121\/5065\/files\/9780805070866.jpg?v=1778802020","url":"https:\/\/www.blacknectarbooks.com\/products\/to-hell-and-back-paperback","provider":"blacknectar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}