Sid Phillips knew he was a long way from his home in Mobile, Alabama, when he plunged into the jungles of Guadalcanal in August 1942...
A mortarman with H-2-1 of the legendary 1st Marine Division, Sid was only seventeen years old when he entered combat with the Japanese. Some two years later, when he returned home, the island fighting on Guadalcanal and Cape Gloucester had turned Sid into an "Old Timer" by Marine standards, and more: he left as a boy, but came home a man. These are his memoirs, the humble and candid tales that Sid collected during a Pacific odyssey spanning half the globe, from the grueling boot camp at Parris Island, to the coconut groves of Guadalcanal, to the romantic respite of Australia. In this true story, Sid recalls his encounters with icons like Chesty Puller, General Vandergrift, Eleanor Roosevelt, and his boyhood friend, Eugene Sledge. Here, he remembers the rain of steel from Japanese bombers and battleships, the brutality of the tropical elements, and the haunting notion of being expendable. This is the story of how Sid stood shoulder to shoulder with his Marine brothers to discover the inner strength and deep faith necessary to survive the dark, early days, of WWII in the Pacific.
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Sid Phillips晚年撰写的回忆录, 包括珍珠港之后参军到45年退役的经历. 直接战斗场面的描写不多, 回忆的反而多是战斗间隙的一件件小事情和海军陆战队员们的同袍之情.
评分Sid Phillips晚年撰写的回忆录, 包括珍珠港之后参军到45年退役的经历. 直接战斗场面的描写不多, 回忆的反而多是战斗间隙的一件件小事情和海军陆战队员们的同袍之情.
评分Sid Phillips晚年撰写的回忆录, 包括珍珠港之后参军到45年退役的经历. 直接战斗场面的描写不多, 回忆的反而多是战斗间隙的一件件小事情和海军陆战队员们的同袍之情.
评分Sid Phillips晚年撰写的回忆录, 包括珍珠港之后参军到45年退役的经历. 直接战斗场面的描写不多, 回忆的反而多是战斗间隙的一件件小事情和海军陆战队员们的同袍之情.
评分Sid Phillips晚年撰写的回忆录, 包括珍珠港之后参军到45年退役的经历. 直接战斗场面的描写不多, 回忆的反而多是战斗间隙的一件件小事情和海军陆战队员们的同袍之情.
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