To Hell and Back is the classic WWII memoir by America’s most decorated soldier, Audie Murphy. Originally published in 1949, this gripping narrative became a bestselling phenomenon and was later adapted into a major motion picture starring Murphy himself.

Rejected from both the marines and the paratroopers due to his size, Murphy was determined to serve his country. He eventually found a home with the infantry, fighting bravely through campaigns in Sicily, Italy, France, and Germany. Despite being under twenty-one on V-E Day, Murphy 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 the highest military decoration, the Congressional Medal of Honor. This memoir offers a vivid, mature picture of combat and remains a perennial classic of military nonfiction.