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You'll Be Sor-ree!

A Guadalcanal Marine Remembers the Pacific War

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You'll Be Sor-ree!

By: Sid Phillips
Narrated by: Dan John Miller
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Sid Phillips's account of his experiences in the 1st Marine Division fighting on Guadalcanal in the early days of World War II.

©2010 Sid Phillips (P)2011 Tantor Military Military & War World War II War

Critic Reviews

"For anyone who cares abou the human dimension of war - its cost and its heroism - Sid Phillips' book is a must-[listen]." (Ken Burns)
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really enjoyed the whole book well told easy to listen to and understand how it was

what a great story

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Loved the many humoured stories. And being Australian I found the section about his time spent here very interesting. Always enjoy listening to the stories of the Marines taking a lot of our slang back with them. Found the narrator to be very good. Well worth the listen.

Lots of humour.

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Most potential readers will be familiar with the ‘Pacific’ miniseries and Eugene Sledge and Robert Leckie’s accounts of the same or related events. Phillip’s account is more upbeat perhaps reflecting his sunny personality and relatively less traumatic experience.

Interestingly like the other two authors he expresses strong Christian views largely ignored in the TV series. He also emphasises the power of dark humour in coping with the intense stress of battle and boredom in between action.

Definitely worth listening to.

Unassuming, cheerful account of Marine life

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liked the whole story,showed what young soldiers went through,they were so young,and so many gave their lives

explaination

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Good book, well narated. Bit more light hearted than with the old breed or helmet for my pillow. Did not like the author's opinion on evolution at the end. Totally unrelated to subject of book. lost a star for it.

Interesting recollection of an amazing Marine

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