The Price of Valor
The Life of Audie Murphy, America's Most Decorated Hero of World War II

I bought To Hell and Back many years ago. I've never reviewed it as it's been so long since I had the book. I may reread it now. Are you a veteran? Then I'd bet the name Audi Murphy means something to you. At least I hope so. I made a reference to Alvin York in another thread a while back and I was s......more

Audie Murphy went To Hell And Back--and you get the feeling that most everything after the end of the war was hell. His autobiography was good; he made three good movies (including playing himself); a bunch of B movies; otherwise he couldn't adjust. He had combat flashbacks (and so slept with a pist......more

You know, rating a biography is an interesting proposition. Are you rating the author's work, the research, the arrangement, the depth and whatnot. Or am I being influenced by the person about whom the book was written. I think I'll go with vague answer; yes.......more

I grew up watching Audie Murphy movies and always enjoyed them. It was neat finding out more about his life, as well as sad. He never fully recovered from his war experiences, and that caused a lot of turmoil in his life. *There was some language throughout.......more

I enjoyed this biography on Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier of World War Two. It is about time I finally know more about him! I was wondering whether to start with Audie’s autobiography or this biography told in a third person perspective but in the end I thought it was better to start with......more