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Sure wish every adult could read at least some of this book. The movie is tremendous (wish it had a much bigger budget), but there is so much more in the book. I am aware that some people will not want to read a few of the graphic sections, where we see through Audie Murphy's eyes what high explosives and machine guns can do to the human body. Still, Audie Murphy takes a humble, humane approach to his service to America. Not truly looking to hurt anyone, but understands what war is, and wants to end it as soon as possible. His primary devotion is to those immediately around him, whom he protects to the absolute best of his ability, even if that means facing the enemy alone. Maturity beyond his teenage years, but I suppose that comes with being orphaned and having to care for younger siblings. Most importantly, in the heat of battle, Audie Murphy understands what "calm fury" means, and he practices it even when it would be much easier to take a different approach. It truly is unbelievable that he survived. A measure of the man is that this book focuses almost exclusively on relationships, strategies, team objectives, etc., only mentioning his personal promotions when necessary, and never mentioning the numerous honors he received. I'm very grateful this book was written and that I had the opportunity to read it. Update: I went back through the book and tried to estimate the number of US soldiers who were killed within a few yards of Audie Murphy, and it is somewhere around 400. If we include those who were grievously wounded near him, it would be over 1,000. Of his original platoon that started in North Africa, he was the only one standing at the end of the war. Of the seven officers involved in the Colmar Pocket battle where Audie earned the Medal of Honor, he was the only officer who survived. I also tried to estimate the number of Germans he killed in direct combat, and that is somewhere around 90, with a lot of them being killed in one-on-one, cat-and-mouse duels. He even volunteered to go after snipers. He went forward, when the rest of his unit was holed up or moving toward the rear. He grabbed machine guns from crews that were hiding, pulled them into the open, and took the fight to the enemy. Many times, bullets were hitting so closely that they knocked dust into his eyes. If you count the air strikes he called in around his positions, he accounts for a total of about 250 enemy deaths, extremely conservatively speaking. To say it's a miracle he lived through 3 years of this type of fighting is an enormous understatement. Even among miracles, it's miraculous. Read the book!


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To Hell and Back Audie Murphy Books Reviews

audie murphy was the most highly decorated war hero of ww2, after the war he went into acting mostly low budget westerns, when he wrote a book on his ww2 service explaining how he earned all those medals,they made a movie of it with the same title as the book. he was chosen to act himself in the movie,i was surprised that he could do it,most soldiers have trouble reliving the horrors of the war. i'm a veteran and i try to forget that period in my life.he sure had guts and he could act,he seemed a natural.
This was not the easiest book to read. It has had a profound effect on me, though. I finished it a couple weeks ago and didn't want to review it right away. The takeaway is that WWII front line men had to essentially see other soldiers as a thing that needed to move forward. The enemy was also not a group of people; they were barriers that needed to be dropped. Rarely does the term "shot him" come up. There are so many words used besides the ultimate "I killed him." My father was an infantryman. I understand him so much better than I ever thought I could. I did keep waiting for something to happen, to read the other side of the soldiers' lives, but that didn't happen. It is grit from beginning to end. No wonder WWII vets never talked. Their battle fatigue was real. They learned too well how to compartmentalize.
I felt lucky and yet disappointed that this movie is hard to come by on blu-ray. Lucky that I found it on this format. So... there's a really short segment in the special features on the making of this film...really nothing special, and a theatrical trailer. The movie it'self is hilarious. I've read the negatives and positives for reviews, so basically I'll leave you all with this..... it's definitely a "guy" movie. It's crass, ill humored, lots of one liners that I found giving me an ab workout with laughter. For those who didn't like the movie (which was mostly female reviews), HEY! IT'S A MOVIE FOR DUDES. You want a chick flick, then watch The Notebook.
Incredible read.. If you've seen the movie - this is nothing like it. Hard and gritty talk. Tells of the deprivations, danger, fear and black humor of the combat infantryman. incredible insight to the man. Wish they'd remake the movie in the style of "Saving Private Ryan" - not the sanitized version made in the 1950's. Tremendous story of one our country's greatest hero's.
This is the true experiences of Audie Murphy at war. Yes, the shy western star of the late 40's, 50's and 60's. As a Vietnam veteran, I can appreciate what he experienced. My father was a WWII veteran (South Pacific, USMC) so I knew that in this war, you were in for the DURATION. No one knew how long that would be. Maybe into the 1950's or until there just weren't anymore men left alive to fight. It may be hard to understand that concept. He truly went through hell. It's a miracle that he lived through it. Lieutenant Murphy does not go beyond the war and the presentation of the Congressional Medal of Honor, nor does he mention receiving any of the medals he was bestowed upon for bravery. I regret that he didn't tell of the hell he experienced long after the war. But for this book, I had a hard time putting it down.
This book is not what I expected but I was pleasantly surprised.

To Hell and Back reads like a novel with great characters, lots of action, a sympathetic main character, moments of humor, and moments of sadness, what makes that astonishing is that it is a true story and more than that it is a memoir.

The reader is taken on a riveting firsthand account of some of the most fierce fighting of WWII with a humble normal guy who turns out to be an incredible soldier and war hero.

The story is possibly as close to the thoughts and feelings of combat that anyone who has never been in combat can experience.

To Hell and Back should be required reading for every American.
Sure wish every adult could read at least some of this book. The movie is tremendous (wish it had a much bigger budget), but there is so much more in the book. I am aware that some people will not want to read a few of the graphic sections, where we see through Audie Murphy's eyes what high explosives and machine guns can do to the human body. Still, Audie Murphy takes a humble, humane approach to his service to America. Not truly looking to hurt anyone, but understands what war is, and wants to end it as soon as possible. His primary devotion is to those immediately around him, whom he protects to the absolute best of his ability, even if that means facing the enemy alone. Maturity beyond his teenage years, but I suppose that comes with being orphaned and having to care for younger siblings. Most importantly, in the heat of battle, Audie Murphy understands what "calm fury" means, and he practices it even when it would be much easier to take a different approach. It truly is unbelievable that he survived. A measure of the man is that this book focuses almost exclusively on relationships, strategies, team objectives, etc., only mentioning his personal promotions when necessary, and never mentioning the numerous honors he received. I'm very grateful this book was written and that I had the opportunity to read it. Update I went back through the book and tried to estimate the number of US soldiers who were killed within a few yards of Audie Murphy, and it is somewhere around 400. If we include those who were grievously wounded near him, it would be over 1,000. Of his original platoon that started in North Africa, he was the only one standing at the end of the war. Of the seven officers involved in the Colmar Pocket battle where Audie earned the Medal of Honor, he was the only officer who survived. I also tried to estimate the number of Germans he killed in direct combat, and that is somewhere around 90, with a lot of them being killed in one-on-one, cat-and-mouse duels. He even volunteered to go after snipers. He went forward, when the rest of his unit was holed up or moving toward the rear. He grabbed machine guns from crews that were hiding, pulled them into the open, and took the fight to the enemy. Many times, bullets were hitting so closely that they knocked dust into his eyes. If you count the air strikes he called in around his positions, he accounts for a total of about 250 enemy deaths, extremely conservatively speaking. To say it's a miracle he lived through 3 years of this type of fighting is an enormous understatement. Even among miracles, it's miraculous. Read the book!