{"product_id":"to-hell-and-back-9780805070866","title":"To Hell and Back","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudie Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e was the most decorated American soldier during World War II. He went on to a long film career, starring in \u003ci\u003eThe Red Badge of Courage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet American\u003c\/i\u003e, and his own\u003ci\u003e To Hell and Back\u003c\/i\u003e. He was killed in a plane crash in 1971 at age forty-six.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611838255378,"sku":"9780805070866","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_50623152-b909-43a7-905a-bce8c727bb0c.jpg?v=1732366964","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/to-hell-and-back-9780805070866","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}