EP33 Sledgehammer and Big Shot
From Dan Carlin
Henry Sledge, son of Eugene Sledge, writer of the classic war memoir “With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa” has released a book that includes tons of material left out of his dad's memoir along with details about growing up as the son of “Sledgehammer”
Mentioned in This Episode
- Eugene Sledge (person)
- Henry Sledge (person)
- Okinawa (location)
- With the Old Breed (book)
- Peleliu (location)
- Pelieu (location)
- Pacific War (concept)
- Diana MacArthur (person)
- Hell in the Pacific (book)
- First Marine Division (company)
- The Old Breed: The Complete Story Revealed (book)
- Southern Fried Unicorn Tour (concept)
- Admiral Chester Nimitz (person)
- Helmet for My Pillow (book)
- Drowned Unicorn Tour (concept)
- Raleigh, North Carolina (location)
- HBO (company)
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower (person)
- Guadalcanal (location)
- Paul Fussell (person)