Never Too Late: The Life and POW Journals of Colonel Theodore J. Sledge

“I should always like to have [Theodore Sledge] under my command.” — George S. Patton, WWI“Col. Sledge has been a tower of strength.” — Brigadier General Lewis Beebe, WWIIA participant and survivor of two world wars, Theodore Sledge’s captivating life is a tale of fascination and inspiration. A native of Monticello, Florida, “Teddy” Sledge earned a purple heart while serving under George Patton in WWI and was awarded the Legion of Merit for his service under Generals Douglas MacArthur and Jonathan “Skinny” Wainwright in the Second World War.Taken captive at the fall of Corregidor, Sledge would be interned for three and a half years in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. The story of his life, as well as the secret journal he kept during those dark days of WWII, now appears in print for the first time and illustrates the purpose and lessons to be learned in the midst of the difficulties, trials, and hardships of life.