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You'll be Sor-ree!; A Guadalcanal Marine Remembers The Pacific War
by Phillips, Sid
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0615336833
- ISBN 13
- 9780615336831
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About This Item
[Broomfield CO]: Valor Studios, 2010. Second Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Second printing of You'll be Sor-ree! by Dr. Sid Phillips, inscribed by Dr. Phillips and his sister, Katharine Phillips Singer, who were both featured in Ken Burns' PBS series The War.. Octavo, 252pp. Black hardcover, title stamped in silver on spine. Stated "second printing" on copyright page. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, short closed tear to top edge of front panel, otherwise fine. Signed by the author on the title page: "To Denise + Surgio / Two American patriots / 2nd Timothy 1:7 / Pfc. Sid Phillips." Additional inscription by his sister: "May we never forget those gallant men who saved our nation. Katharine Phillips Singer." Dr. Sid Phillips and his sister, Katharine Phillips Singer, were featured in Ken Burns' PBS documentary about World War II, titled The War. Katharine became a national celebrity for her colorful commentary on the home front. Sid Philips was a Private First Class in the United States Marines, serving in Guadalcanal and Cape Gloucester. He was featured in the HBO Series The Pacific.
Synopsis
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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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- You'll be Sor-ree!; A Guadalcanal Marine Remembers The Pacific War
- Author
- Phillips, Sid
- Illustrator
- Second printing of You'll be Sor-ree! by Dr. Sid Phillips, inscribed by Dr. Phillips and his sister, Katharine Phillips Singer,
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0615336833
- ISBN 13
- 9780615336831
- Publisher
- Valor Studios
- Place of Publication
- [Broomfield CO]
- Date Published
- 2010
- Keywords
- first edition Helmet for my pillow, signed book Helmet for my pillow, Robert Leckie, With the old breed sledge, first edition Eugene Sledge, Band of Brothers, signed book Band of Brothers, The March to Glory Leckie, Okinawa Last Battle of World War I
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