Anybody watching "The Pacific"?...Fictionalized account of 1st marines, Soloman Islands grind, I'm not a huge fan of war flicks normally, but I can't seem to stop watching.
Sledgehammer in the series is supposed to be Eugene Sledge who wrote the book "With the Old Breed." Eugene Sledge was in the 1st. Marine Division and fought in the Pacific in some of the worst of it.
Netflix made both The Pacific and Band of Brothers available earlier this month.
after that series, I bought both of Sledge's books. He was pretty honest about his post war adjustment. A whole generation of men dealing with that schit after the war. I haven't had the chance to read Leckie's book.
My old man fought in the Pacific . He didn't talk much about it , hardly at all, but he did tell me a couple of stories about fighting. I saw those stories come to life while watching the Pacific.
Last edited by KFWA; 09/22/23.
have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues, can you bend them guitar strings
