Review of To Hell and Back (1955) by Martyn M — 05 Mar 2016

America slapping one of it's homegrown heroes on the back, and itself too for that matter. The rosy-tinted auto-biographical account of the small farm boy orphan ovrrcoming considerable prejudices to seize his moment to acheive.

Initially rejected by the forces, he rises to command a company of Uncle Sam's finest. What every American should aspire to be. Unfailing courage in the face of the enemy. Almost paying the ultimate sacrifice, as most of his buddies did, before being wounded enough to be sent home.

Achieving the accolade of the most decorated man in US history. Despite it's feel of pretentious optimism, exampled by the jokes and smiles during the appaling Italian winter weather that struck the camapign in 1944, it is a terrific film.