Although certainly co-written, Audie Murphy's "To Hell and Back" ranks as one of the most intense first-person accounts of WWII. Murphy, the most-decorated American soldier ever, was a bona-fide war hero several times over, but the book barely makes any mention of his medals. Instead, it focuses on camaraderie, staying together, facing down fear and terror and simply trying to survive. The book pretty much covers only Murphy's military career so there's almost no "profiling" typical of modern military histories.
I finished reading To Hell & Back recently. Really great book but he was at Anzio & had to scout out the German line's a few times. Interesting to see.
I got my copy here. http://www.amazon.com/To-Hell-Back-Audie-Murphy/dp/0805070869