{"product_id":"the-last-of-the-old-breed-an-oral-history-of-the-final-marines-from-world-war-ii","title":"The Last of the Old Breed: An Oral History of the Final Marines from World War II","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSCOTT DAVIS\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian and journalist based out of Spokane, Washington with a degree in history from Gonzaga University. He runs a popular YouTube channel on the Vietnam War, The Vietnam Experience, which has amassed over 200,000 subscribers and over 100 million lifetime views. His writing has appeared in \n\u003ci\u003eNaval History\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eArmy Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. Over the last decade, he has interviewed over 500 veterans of World War II, Korea and Vietnam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Invaluable as the WWII generation passes...Likely no oral history like this can be organized again, justifying its addition to the enormous WWII-history collection.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An immersive collection of oral testimony from still-living vets who fought in WWII's Pacific Theater...a raw record of a generation's little discussed trauma.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"From the green hell of places like Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, and Bougainville, to the burning charnel houses of islands like Tarawa, Peleliu, and Iwo, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Last of The Old Breed\u003c\/i\u003e by Scott Davis brings these battles to life in the words of men who were there.\" --Henry Sledge, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Old Breed: the Complete Story Revealed\u003c\/i\u003e, and son of legendary Marine Eugene \"Sledgehammer\" Sledge, author of the classic \n\u003ci\u003eWith the Old Breed\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"War books are often sanitized and sterilized to make them more palatable. \n\u003ci\u003eThe Last of The Old Breed\u003c\/i\u003e is not. Captured through hundreds of hours of face-to-face interviews with the last surviving Marines of the brutal Pacific Campaign of World War Two, Scott Davis delivers a visceral, blunt, and unvarnished portrayal of this horrific and heroic history--a history of savagery and sacrifice that we must never forget.\" --Jocko Willink, #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and podcaster \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/27\/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9781250429933, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250429933, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/02\/2026 (EAN 9781250429933, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250429933, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eDavis, Scott\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eScott Davis\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian and journalist based out of Spokane, Washington with a degree in history from Gonzaga University. He runs a popular YouTube channel on the Vietnam War, The Vietnam Experience, which has amassed over 200,000 subscribers and over 100 million lifetime views. His writing has appeared in \n\u003ci\u003eNaval History\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eArmy Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. Over the last decade, he has interviewed over 500 veterans of World War II, Korea and Vietnam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496155971862,"sku":"9781250429933","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781250429933.jpg?v=1783054312","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-of-the-old-breed-an-oral-history-of-the-final-marines-from-world-war-ii","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}