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A tale of the unmaking of the first American movie filmed in Vietnam in 1957, the scandalous and disasterous undertaking is finally exposed. Surviving cast and crew members explain a contorted drama behind the scenes as Audie Murphy goes to Vietnam, foreshadowing the war-to-come. It depicts Hollywood at its worst!
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Special Book!.......2002-02-05
What I like most about this book is that it takes a few months from 1957 on a film location and tells how it feels to be there. The movie was not great, and it was forgotten soon enough. Yet, the atmosphere of film making and the camaraderie of the crew and cast is just a wonderful experience. Yes, they had some terrible times, with ego clashing and scandals covered up, but it is such a nostalgic little story, reading like a novel. All the people in the story, Audie Murphy and Michael Redgrave, mostly are fascinating, and how nice to have a special look at them. I truly enjoyed this armchair escape to another time and another place. Thanks!
Special Book!.......2002-02-05
What I like most about this book is that it takes a few months from 1957 on a film location and tells how it feels to be there. The movie was not great, and it was forgotten soon enough. Yet, the atmosphere of film making and the camaraderie of the crew and cast is just a wonderful experience. Yes, they had some terrible times, with ego clashing and scandals covered up, but it is such a nostalgic little story, reading like a novel. All the people in the story, Audie Murphy and Michael Redgrave, mostly are fascinating, and how nice to have a special look at them. I truly enjoyed this armchair escape to another time and another place. Thanks!
REAL INSIGHTS INTO AUDIE MURPHY!.......2001-05-09
This book has info about Audie that is not anywhere else. The author interviewed people close to Audie who never have talked about him before for publication. The movie The Quiet American was a special project for him, according to his best friend Willard Willingham. He soon hated doing it because Vietnam, even in 1957, was not a pleasant place before the war. This book reads like a novel but is all true. If you really want insights into Audie Murphy, you must read this book. Despite all that happened, he knew what he had to do. He was not just an actor. He was a hero--and in the Quiet American, he played the part to perfection. There is another remake of the movie now filmed, but nothing can top the original.
A Thoughtful Damn.......2000-04-22
This really is a marvelous book--full of all the details and asides that you don't get to read elsewhere. I found it amusing as well as informative. The author, Dr. Russo, clearly knows his subject--and shares his knowledge in a very entertaining way.
Behind the Scenes.......1999-11-17
I have read a few movie making books, but this book is a revelation about how many things can go wrong during production, how stuff like the flu, misplaced permits, even inoculations, could cause a movie to flop. Russo makes us feel how all these actors and crew worked so hard--knowing it was getting worse every day and the movie itself would not be what they wanted. I just loved this book to find out about Vanessa Redgrave's father and what Saigon was like before American soldiers changed it forever.
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Originally published in 1949, To Hell and Back was a smash bestseller for fourteen weeks and later became a major motion picture starring Audie Murphy as himself. More than fifty years later, this classic wartime memoir is just as gripping as it was then. Desperate 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 Americas most decorated soldier, having received twenty-one medals, including our highest military decoration, the Congressional Medal of Honor. To Hell and Back is a powerfully real portrayal of American GIs at war.
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To Hell and Back DVD.......2007-09-02
Delivered better than expected and packaged very well. Item got here sooner that promised. Excellent seller and look forward doing business again.
The human side of war.......2007-08-21
This book was very interesting as it describes his entire Army career from North Africa to southern France. It is amazing on how many times he was wounded and barely escaped death from near misses (mortar round landing next to his foot). His courage and ability to survive multiple campaigns definitely makes every one of his awards justly earned and well deserved. Even with is wounds and illnesses, he was able to quickly return to the front line and serve with his fellow front line soldiers.
His camaraderie and loyalty to his squad and platoon is shared through survival and trust. The attrition rate of soldiers in his company was very high, a fact that is somewhat understated in official military records. Official U.S. military records cited in most history books often report those killed in action, but not those who died from accidents or disease. After reading different history books which cite official combat casualties and comparing the first hand accounts of Audie Murphy, it is clear who is telling the truth. The ground soldier states the way it is, the official reports tend to show only a portion of the casualties. Comparing the number of replacements received in a unit versus their combat casualties also paints a better picture of how deadly frontline duty is, from both the enemy and disease. Beyond the Beachhead (about the 29th Infantry Division in Normandy) also describes the high replacement rate for the division.
There are books about soldiers who have received the Medal of Honor, but they only describe that one event where the soldier earned recognition for their valor. This book tells the whole story, from the daily mundane preparation for duty to the fear and worries of watching your battle brothers fall. Very few of the original soldiers in his squad lived to see the end of the war after serving two years in three different campaigns.
The book goes into a lot more detail than the movie as the movie also changed and compressed different events for time. The human side of the war and the personal emotional price paid is described in more detail here. Every friend lost was a part of him that died too.
Good book to add to the collection.
War is Hell.......2007-08-04
Audie Murphy , my what a great american ,such courageand above all,unconcern for self,love of his family and fellow man and his homeland.
A truly dedicted person to what ever tasked was give to him.
Handsome , youthful , tough , made not be reconized as a great actor , but he puts everything into it, he's got and his natural personality flows making him stand with some of the greats. . Every boy / man should see this movie before he takes a coommittment for his country. The movie is worth putting in your library , its not the modern fake action commando type , but it has a real atmosphere of the guts it takes to be an hero and live to tell.
Giving more respect to our young soldiers of to day who give there lives for freedom. Good movie.
Luddy
A Real American Hero.......2007-07-18
This is an incredible movie. The story of a true American Hero. The fact that it is Audie Murphy's story ensured that it didn't get the "Hollywood Treatment" and is a factual retelling. Unique, and awe inspiring.
Triumph of Effort and Courage.......2007-06-02
Murphy was perhaps the greatest citizen soldier ever. Today, his memory stands as a valuable lesson not only to the American youth, but also for the world as a whole.
Read this book if you wish to have any idea what real men are capable of.
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"Empire Publishing and Sue Gossett present ~ Films & Career of Audie Murphy (1996)".......2005-12-26
Empire Publishing presents "Films and Career of Audie Murphy", reference book that contains every feature and Western film produced from 1948 through 1967 celebrating the film career of Audie Leon Murphy ...born June 20, 1924 in Kingston,Texas...left us May 28, 1971 near Roanoke, Virginia.(plane crash) written by Sue Gossett who is an Audie Murphy historian...listed are the B-Westerns up to the A's and they're all here...Gossett's first Empire publication takes the reader into the chronological order with more than 100 photos and in depth account of each film.
Murphy was a top box office draw for various studios mainly Universal-International...most decorated US soldier of World War II...received the Medal of Honor, the highest award for military conduct above and beyond the call of duty, plus five other decorations from France and Belgium.
Sue Gossett's coverage of the films and career of Audie Murphy (America's Real Hero) feature by feature synopsis along with a well documented war record...as in the table of contents with page numbers of chapters listed:
INTRODUCTION - 7
FORWARD - 20
FILMOGRAPHY - 22 through 160
TELEVISION APPEARS - 164
1. The Flight - 165
2. The Man - 169
3. Whispering Smith-"Stakeout" - 173
MILITARY HERITAGE - WARS YEARS - 178
PHOTO GALLERY - 185
COMPLETE FILMOGRAPHY - 195
SELECTED BIBILOGRAPHY - 196
ABOUT THE AUTHOR - 197
The complete filmography of all the Audie Murphy releases with year and production company:
1. BEYOND GLORY (1948) (Paramount)
2. TEXAS, BROOKLYN AND HEAVEN (1948) (United Artist)
3. BAD BOY (1949) (Allied Artists)
4. THE KID FROM TEXAS (1950) (Universal-International)
5. SIERRA (1950) (Universal-International)
6. KANSAS RADIERS (1950) (Universal-International)
7. THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE (1951) (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
8. THE CIMARRON KID (1952) (Universal-International)
9. THE DUEL AT SILVER CREEK (1952) (Universal-International)
10. GUNSMOKE (1953) (Universal-International)
11. COLUMN SO0UTH (1953) (Universal-International)
12. TUMBLEWEED (1953) (Universal-International)
13. RIDE CLEAR OF DIABLO (1954) (Universal-International)
14. DRUMS ACROSS THE RIVER (1954) (Universal-International)
15. DESTRY (1954) (Universal-International)
16. TO HELL AND BACK (1955) (Universal-International)
17. WORLD IN MY CORNER (1956) (Universal-International)
18. WALK THE PROUD LAND (1956) (Universal-International)
19. THE GUNS OF FT. PETTICOAT (1957) (Columbia)
20. JOE BUTTERFLY (1957) (Universal-International)
21. NIGHT PASSAGE (1957) (Universal-International)
22. THE QUIET AMERICAN (1958) (United Artists)
23. RIDE A CROOKED TRAIL (1958) (Universal-International)
24. THE GUN RUNNERS (1958) (United Artists)
25. NO NAME ON THE BULLET (1959) (Universal-International)
26. THE WILD AND THE INNOCENT (1959) (Universal-International)
27. CAST A LONG SHADOW (1959) (United Artists)
28. THE UNFORGIVEN (1960) (United Artists)
29. HELL BENT FOR LEATHER (1960) (Universal-International)
30. SEVEN WAYS FROM SUNDOWN (1960) (Universal-International)
31. POSSE FROM HELL (1961) (Universal-International)
32. BATTLE AT BLOODY BEACH (1961) (20th Century Fox)
33. SIX BLACK HORSES (1962) (Universal-International)
34. SHOWDOWN (1963) (Universal-International)
35. GUNFIGHT AT COMANCHE CREEK (1963) (Allied Artists)
36. THE QUICK GUN (1964) (Columbia)
37. BULLET FOR A BADMAN(1964) (Universal-International)
38. APACHE RIFLES (1964) (20th Century Fox)
39. ARIZONA RAIDERS (1965) (Columbia)
40. GUNPOINT (1966) (Universal-International)
41. THE TEXICAN (1966) (Columbia)
42. TRUNK TO CAIRO (1967) (American International)
43. FORTY GUNS TO APACHE PASS (1967) (Columbia)
44. A TIME FOR DYING (None) (Fipco)
Wonderful book from Sue Gossett, Empire Publising and the forword by Neil Summers who was a 30 year professional stuntman sums it up ..."Audie Murphy was not an actor trying to be a man...Audie was a man who was an actor...we are sorely lacking for men in this country and there is hardly a day goes by that I don't think of Audie and how he impressed me and how kind he was to me...Audie Leon Murphy was the real thing and I am very proud to have known him"...Audie was a very private person person and modest who never disclosed his inner feelings...he always felt he was blessed with an over abundance of luck...well, we will never forget you as long as books and films present themselves you'll always be here in our hearts...just the way it should be!
Total Pages: 200 ~ Empire Publishing #9 780944 019221 ~ (7/01/1996)
Praise only!.......2001-07-30
Sue Gossett tells very detailed about each and every one of the Murphy movies and that's fine, but the book is merely a praise of Audie Murphy and not a journalistic effort. Don't expect to find any criticism of any of the films here - and they were certainly not all good movies! Anyway, if you want to know about the plots, dates of shooting and so on in cronological order, then the book is OK. If you want a more realistic description of the movies, look for "The Last of the Cowboy Heroes".
A great way to remember Audie Murphy.......2001-05-24
I live in Melbourne, Australia.It is impossible to find anything on Audie Murphy in this country. When I saw this book advertised I just had to have a copy. I think it has been well presented with a very obvious show of respect for a man who deserves our respect. There are little snippets of background stories which are good, but I would have loved to have read more about Audie the person behind the scenes. The positive and the not-so-positive. It is through these stories and memories that we can get to know him. Nevertheless, the book has a special place in my library, and recently they have been showing a few more of his movies on pay T.V. I simply pull out the book and read the reviews. Thank you Sue Gossett. I am not disappointed.
This book is just great!.......1999-05-27
I have been a fan of AUDIE MURPHY, since I saw the movie "THE DUEL AT SILVER CREEK" in the late fifties at a theater in Denmark, it was not shown here until then, but living here, and collecting filmstars at that time was a very tough hobby, because we did not see much material. However, I was very happy to learn from a friend, that a book was finally written about him, and I must say, that it has everything. A complete film-biography, with a very good picture from each one of them, together with his efforts under WW2, and what followed of honours etc. Besides all that, the author has even included poems and songs written by Audie, just amazing! In all, a great book, told by a very good author. Can only be recommended to all AUDIE MURPHY fans!
A "must have" for any Audie Murphy fan.......1998-11-23
This book is great!..It has everything, from his biography to complete reviews of each of his films (with photos), to his military awards and even a few selections from his poetry. All photos are of high quality.
Book Description
In a major new biography, veteran military historian and WII biographer, Charles Whiting combines both talents to tell the tale of barefoot Texan share-cropper's son, who could barely read and write, but became not only the US Army's most decorated soldier in its 250 - year history, but also the star of forty Paramount produced movies: most of which are shown on TV screens around the world to this very day. The gentle-eyed, baby-faced hero had won every decoration the United States had to offer before he was eligible to vote and killed 240 enemy soldiers in the process. Luck made him a movie star. Always he tried to improve himself, but time and time again he was relegated to the 'horse operas', where as he wisecracked cynically, "it was the same old movie, only they changed the colour of the horse." But there was a price to pay for his heroism in drugs, nervous tension and Murphy's addiction to violence. Even as a middle-aged movie star, he always slept with a .45 beneath his pillow, plagued by nightmares of the war. Murphy had been an ordinary boy, who had volunteered to go to fight and did so with exceeding bravery in the last 'good war'. He paid highly for that bravery and sense of duty to a country which had given him nothing save "malnutrition", as he used to quip. He was that last American Hero, who did as President Kennedy proclaimed, " Don't ask what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." Even before his young life had really commenced, he had become a legend. But in the end 'Tinseltown' and the 'feather merchants' of Hollywood broke him. As Time magazine commented on his death; "Audie Murphy belonged to an earlier, simpler time, one in which bravery was a cardinal and killing was a virtue... We shall not see his like again."
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A blase book. There are better.......2007-08-09
This book is shabby compared to the book written by Harold B. Simpson:
Audie Murphy, American Soldier. This book was printed in two 5000 ea volumes editions. I have the Veterans edition. This book was published in 1975 and is now a very rare collectors item going for at least $75 and as high as $300.00
This book is worth every single detailed fottnoted page. It is a
complete expose on his early days, through his heroics on the battle fields. I am a penultimate fan of Audie Murphy, I served with the 3rd Infantry Division at Kitzingen, Wurzburg and Schweinfurt for over 7 years
of mu military career.
Charles Whiting would have done much better had he researched Simpsons book for the references written in the bibliography.
I would therefore giive Whiting a c- in journalism for this book.
Audie Murphy deserves much more........2007-04-13
I used to watch his films when I was a child and I still am a fan of him mainly because of his heroism as a soldier. If you want to see his truly heroism just watch "To hell and back". There you are going to see what was "a true war hero" and understand that a soldier like this won't born in this world anymore. He was not an ordinary soldier, he was the best one. I agree that this book doesn't match his importance to American history, but where many men that have never attended to any war get rich writing books about their times as protesters in front of Lincoln Monument, it's easy to understand why American people want to forget this kind of a man. Mainly because he was not graduated in any great university. Soldiers have been dying for countries that don't give a damn for them at all. But as a first book about this great American is a good choice, buy it.
Baby Face Hero, To Soon to Rest........2007-03-29
A great book on a great American war hero. Not as detailed as I would have liked, but for it's size (239 pages) a good buy.
Murphy must have been more interesting than this.......2006-11-16
Considering he is America's most-decorated soldier, the story of Audie Murphy's combat career as told by Charles Whiting is amazingly dull. There is no convincing explanation given for Murphy's extraordinary actions, and the descriptions of the combat itself are lacking in detail, so it's hard to come up with a feeling for what might have been going on in Murphy's head at the time. It's possible, I suppose, that Murphy just stumbled into heroism like so many before and since, and that he is not really extraordinary at all. That doesn't seem to match the "troubled loner" picture that Whiting describes, but maybe that's all there is. And a final note on the editing ... I have never seen such poor production. The number of spelling mistakes, missing words and missing punctuation in this text are beyond belief. I would guess an average of one glaring mistake every 4 or 5 pages, sometimes in big bunches that make you wonder how this book was brought to market.
Book review.......2006-07-10
Interesting but a little dry at first since I am not a 'war buff' simply a Audie Murphy fan. I would, however, recommend it for it's content and pictures.
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In the world of Western films, Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Audie Murphy have frequently been overlooked in favor of names like Roy Rogers and John Wayne. Yet these three actors played a crucial role in the changing environment of the post-World War II Western, and, in the process, made many excellent middle-budget films that are still a pleasure to watch.
This account of these three Western stars careers begins in 1946, when Scott and McCrea committed themselves to the Western roles they would play for nearly twenty years. Murphy, who also joined them in 1946, would continue his Western career for a few years after his cohorts rode into the film sunset. Arranged chronologically, and balanced among the three actors, the text concludes with Audie Murphy's last Western in 1967. Covering both the personal and professional lives of these three Hollywood cowboys, the book provides both their stories and the story of a Hollywood whose attitude toward the Western was in a time of transition and transformation. The text is complemented by 60 photographs and a filmography for each of the three.
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Good Book but Facts Could Be Reviewed.......2002-09-27
This book reviews the lives of three long-neglected cowboy stars - Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Audie Murphy. Specifically, it follows the western films of these three actors. The book presented a good deal of information on the films and it is too bad most don't seem to be available on dvd as I would like to see the films that I have not seen. There were great descriptions of the plot and making of the films which was well done because it was evident that the author had viewed most of the available films. However, what bothered me was the inaccuracy of the very first line of the book that indicated Scott was born in Orange, North Carolina when all references I have seen indicate it was Orange County, Virginia. When I see something I know to be inconsistent with many other sources, I begin to wonder if anything in the book is accurate as to the biographical data on the stars. However, I would still recommend this book to anyone interested in these films or the stars.
Riding high!.......2001-07-30
Entertaining and well-written book about the 3 movie-cowboys: Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea and Audie Murphy. Book tells not so much about their private lives and relations - but focuses on all the westerns they made since 1946. The writer tells detailed about each film and gives his personal opinion. Don't think that he considers all of them to be masterpieces - far from that! So, if these actors were some of your movie heroes from the 50's and 60's, the book is recommendable and easy read (even for a foreigner).
Last out of the old corral..........2000-08-14
Apart from John Wayne, there were only three cowboy stars who hung on in the late 50s and early 60s, before spaghetti westerns briefly revived the genre, and created a new cowboy hero, Clint Eastwood. These were Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea and Audie Murphy. The films made by Scott between 1956 and 1960, directed by Budd Boetticher and written by Burt Kennedy, are among the best westerns ever put to film. What Nott has done here is to briefly survey the careers of all three performers before the late 50s, then give a detailed look at their final films. His research is excellent (I only found one error, the often repeated nonsense that Billy the Kid was born in New York City or Brooklyn) and his writing style is coherent and clear. Although Nott clearly loves these performers and these films, this is not a gushing fan publication... a comment that cannot be made for much of the output of this particular publisher. Recommended.
Shooting Stars - Golden Age of The Western Film.......2000-06-25
With "LAST OF THE COWBOY HEROES" Robert Nott pays a long overdue tribute to three of the most enduring stars of the Western film genre. Each of the three stars has his career in the westerns covered in the period 1946-67 fully detailed,with a brief plot synopsis of each film and its making. Additional anecdotal material by colleagues and supporting actors in the trio's films provides a fascinating insight into their personalities. The book is written by Mr.Nott in a thoroughly readable style and in chronological order,like many of his readers he obviously has fond memories of the three stars and their films. The book is a must for anyone who enjoys western films and even more so for those of us who can remember seeing these movies back in the Golden years of the Western Movie. Excellently illustrated with movie stills and off screen shots this book sets a standard for others to follow.
Circle the Wagons Around This One!.......2000-05-22
A must for any fans of this nearly lost genre of the cinema. Scott, McCrea and Murphy were the REAL cowboys, not the Hollywood version of cowboys, and this book adds to the enjoyment of their films for western fans and cineastes of every stripe. Well researched and entertainingly written!
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To celebrate the movie career of Audie Murphy, this book contains over 200 pages and more than 500 photo illustrations of advertising materials used to promote the 44 films given to Audie's credit. The contents include photos of movie 1-sheet posters, lobby and window display cards, half sheets, publicity items, complete filmography with brief synopsis of each film, foreign iitems and testimonials, interviews with actors who appeared in his films, author's comments, and more. A must-have for the true Audie Murphy fan!
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Audie Murphy:Now Showing.......2006-02-27
I thought that this was a must have book for any fans of the Audie Murphy movies. I do wish that there were more color prints of the audie murphy western movie posters.
"The Leader of Western Movie Books...Empire Publications ~ Audie Murphy".......2005-12-23
Empire Publishing presents "Audie Murphy:Now Showing", celebrating the film career of Audie Leon Murphy ...born June 20, 1924 in Kingston,Texas...left us May 28, 1971 near Roanoke, Virginia.(plane crash) written by Sue Gossett who is an Audie Murphy historian...Gossett's first Empire publication "The Films and Career of Audie Murphy" received such wonderful reviews and praise.
Murphy was a top box office draw for various studios mainly Universal-International...most decorated US soldier of World War II...received the Medal of Honor, the highest award for military conduct above and beyond the call of duty, plus five other decorations from France and Belgium.
Audie made a total of 44 films, was also a successful rancher and businessman...bred and raised thoroughbred horses and owned several ranches in Texas, Arizona and California...released from active duty in 1945, struggled to make it as an actor and was cast in a starring role of "BAD BOY" (1949)..."THE KID FROM TEXAS" (1950)..."THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE" (1951)..."THE CIMARRON KID" (1952)..."GUNSMOKE" (1953)..."RIDE CLEAR OF DIABLO" (1954)..."TO HELL AND BACK" (1955), the film version of his autobiography which was a box office hit setting a record that lasted for twenty years..."WALK THE PROUD LAND" (1956)..."NIGHT PASSAGE" (1957), great western in which he played the Utica Kid, brother to James Stewart..."THE QUIET AMERICAN" (1958)..."NO NAME ON THE BULLET" (1959), another western with a twist in the screenplay and plot..."HELL BENT FOR LEATHER" (1960)..."SEVEN WAYS FROM SUNDOWN" (1960)..."THE UNFORGIVEN" (1960), as Cash Zachary brother to Ben Zachary (Burt Lancaster) in this epic story of the settlers and Indians who battle for the lost sister Rachel Zachary (Audrey Hepburn) only to find bloodshed and bring a family closer together..."POSSE FROM HELL" (1961)..."SIX BLACK HORSES" (1962)..."SHOWDOWN" (1963)..."BULLET FOR A BADMAN" (1964)..."ARIZONA RAIDERS" (1965)..."GUNPOINT" (1966)..."THE TEXICAN" (1966)..."40 GUNS TO APACHE PASS" (1967)..."A TIME FOR DYING" (1969), last film was never released in the United states, only shown in Europe.
This is a must have for any true Audie Murphy fan...with photos from films, lobby cards, publicity items and background comments from the author...more than 500 photo illustrations...complete filmography...foreign items and testimonials...interviews with many of the actors who appeared in the films...locations where the film was shot...short synopsis of each film which all "film-buffs" cherish.
Don't miss this one..."Now Showing" is appearing on Amazon and Empire Publishing ...Audie Murphy is still very much in our hearts when the films he has made appears on Turner Classic Movies, DVD and books like this one comes along...get your copy today. Great reading in the days and weeks to come...I guarantee it!
Total Page: 208 ~ Empire Publishing 9-780944 019382 ~ (10/18/2002)
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Audie Murphy was the most decorated soldier during World War II. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest military award for bravery given to any individual who risks their life above and beyond the call of duty.
Audie Murphy's life was shaped by three things: the Great Depression of the 1930s, World War II of the 1940s, and a Hollywood career which began in the early 1950s and continued through the 1960s. The Depression and his family's poverty toughened him. The war was the experience that followed him all his life and brought him fame. Hollywood was never like real life to him. Of the three, war was the definitive experience of his life.
On May 28, 1971, Audie, along with several other men, were passengers on a private plane on their way to investigate a business opportunity. The plane crashed in fog and rain on the side of a mountain near Roanoke, Virginia. All aboard were killed. Audie Murphy was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
Audie Murphy was a true American hero and his life was a rags-to-riches story. But in Audie Murphy, author Judy Alter shows that fame does not always bring happiness.
Audie Murphy is the fifth title in the Stars of Texas Series, aimed at fourth graders studying for the Texas history section of the TAKS test. The first three books in the series, Henrietta King: Rancher and Philanthropist, Mirabeau B. Lamar: Second President of Texas, and Miriam "Ma" Ferguson: First Woman Governor of Texas, have been chosen for the Accelerated Reader program, and Henrietta King was a Spur Award finalist. Free workbooks for all Stars of Texas Series books are available online.
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This work traces Audie Murphy's life as a film actor, including reviews of each of his films from Beyond Glory (1948) to A Time for Dying (1971). A biography of the actor runs from his birthdate (listed as 1924 so he could get into the army a year early, but really 1925) to his three years in the army winning every possible combat medal, including the Congressional Medal of Honor, and from his entry into Hollywood at James Cagney's invitation to his final dramatic decline, gambling his fortunes away, becoming involved in violent episodes, and dying in a plane crash in 1971.
Each of the 49 film reviews gives full credits, including casts, characters, crew, date of release, location, and cost, backgrounds for directors and main players, and comments and anecdotes from interviews with Murphy's colleagues. Each section also describes what was happening in the actor's life at the time of the filming and gives interesting comments about the production. The sections on films also include reviews and critics' notices from tradepapers and newspapers of the time, and the work is richly illustrated with film stills and private photographs.
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American Hero - Audie Murphy
Charles Whiting
Manufacturer: Ulverscroft Large Print
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ASIN: 0750519088 |
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- A GREAT BOOK BY A GREAT AMERICAN HERO!
- What more can be said
- A Must Read - Audie Murphy's "To Hell and Back"
- One of the best war books on my list!
- Great book, you should read.
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To Hell & Back
Audie Murphy
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A GREAT BOOK BY A GREAT AMERICAN HERO!.......2004-08-27
If you have never read this book, buy it and read it. It is a very powerful and moving account of the most decorated American soldier of WWII. Audie Murphy was born outside of Kingston, Texas in June 1924, grew up poor, was deserted by his father, and joined the US Army at the age of 18 in 1942. His hunting skills as a boy served him well in hunting and killing an estimated 250 German and Italian soldiers in WWII.
An amazing aspect about Audie Murphy is that he was not limited to one feat of heroism in WWII. For almost two years, he distinguished himself as one of the greatest combat soldiers of all time with repeated acts of heroism, earning every medal our country could give including the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, multiple Silver Stars, Bonze Stars, and Purple Hearts.
Audie Murphy was a humble man and a born leader who would rather put himself in harms way than to risk the lives of his men if at all possible. Even though he didn't have a good father as a role model, he was a father to the men who served with him. If a soldier under his command was afraid to do a job, he would do it himself.
The book doesn't mention his life after the war (it was first written in 1949). After WWII, Audie went on to become a fine actor in Hollywood and made a few critically acclaimed films. He suffered for many years from post traumatic stress disorder as a result of his time in combat. He died tragically at the age of 46 in a small plane accident in the mountains outside of Roanoke, VA in May, 1971.
Audie Murphy was not a perfect man (there was only one - the Lord Jesus Christ) and he had his faults and problems to deal as we all do. However, he was a true American hero who deserves our nation's (and Europe's) respect and honor. May God bless Audie Murphy!
What more can be said.......2003-08-11
I read this account while in high school during the '60's. The impact this story had on me was overwhelming...I literally read this book a hundred times if I read it once. I put to memory many of the passages of humor and used them regularly.
Usually when a movie is made based on a best selling novel, I tend to enjoy the film version better than the book. Don't know why, just seems to play out that way. Such was NOT the case here. Even though Murphy played himself in the film, I enjoyed the book far better. Somewhere along the line, I thought the film lost the impact that the book retained throughout.
This story is a real page-turner. Whether you're a war buff or not doesn't matter....This is a story about people...people who were just like the rest of us, who were placed in a situation of life and death...kill or be killed, and how they struggled together to perform the task of delivering the world from aggression while always yearning for home.
It's ironic, though, after reading all that Audie Murphy went through during the war, how he was wounded, yet survived the conflict, and came home to be decorated beyond measure, only to be killed in an aircraft accident some years later.
In my opinion, this story deserves ten-stars.
A Must Read - Audie Murphy's "To Hell and Back".......2000-01-01
I read this book for the first time as a Sophomore in high school and am compelled to rank it as one of the top five books I've ever picked up (Sakai's "Samurai!" and Galland's "The First and the Last" being the only others that I'd dare compare to it).
Audie Murphy, the most decorated American soldier of World War II, was awarded every medal for valor his country could give (The Congressional Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, The Bronze Star Medal, The Bronze Star Medal with a Bronze Service Arrowhead, the Legion of Merit, two Silver Stars, the Purple Heart...the list goes on and on), yet he tells his story in such an unassuming manner that it is hard to believe it is written by a war hero. Audie seems more content to discuss his friends and their impact on the war and on his life than to talk about himself. In his eyes, they are the heroes, and his book does a fine job of paying homage to the footsoldier of World War II.
His book is also a marvelously frank and vivid account of combat through the eyes an "everyman." A poor farm boy from Texas, Murphy is perhaps in many ways the typical hero: one who, when faced with a challenge, rises to a level beyond that which could reasonably be expected under different circumstances. Despite being rejected by the Marines and the Navy for military service ("You're too small, kid"), Audie refused to give up his quest to serve his country. Faced with the horror of war (and the deaths of close comrades), Murphy continuously and relentlessly rose to meet the challenges presented him when those of lesser mettle would surely have cowered. All the more remarkable is that Audie accomplished all this before the age of twenty!
No review could ever do this book justice. It is wonderful, sincere, sad, and true. Rest assured, you will not be disappointed. HIGHLY recommended.
One of the best war books on my list!.......1999-04-17
I just loved this tale of one man's account of America in Europe during WWII. Maybe I'm just an old softy for Audie Murphy but I'd call it a must read for anyone.
Great book, you should read........1998-10-27
I read this book not too long ago and while I was reading it, I wanted to tell everyone everything that Audie Murphy did. It was especially good because I am a scholar in World War Two history, and I have been an Audie Murphy fan for quite a while. Some of the great things about this book is how many think of war as being an honorable thing to do, but this book opposes that thought. This book is about his experience in the Second World War and explains how hellish it was for himself. I suggest anyone who gets a chance, should read this fine book.
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