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Death on 28 may 1971, murphy was killed when the private plane in which he was a passenger crashed into brush mountain, near catawba, virginia, 20 miles west of roanoke in conditions of rain, clouds, fog and. Although only murphy s name appears on the book cover, it was in fact a collaboration with writer david spec mcclure. Murphy then rejoined his men, disregarding his own wound, and led them back to repel the germans. As long as we know about how is important any book to hell and back. Originally published in 1949, to hell and back was a smash bestseller for fourteen weeks and later became a major motion picture starring audie murphy as himself. The classic bestselling war memoir by the most decorated american soldier in world war ii, back in print in a trade paperback originally published in 1949, to hell and back was a smash bestseller for fourteen weeks and later became a major motion picture starring audie murphy as himself.