Publication

1984 - Random House, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

42,250 words, Guess

Page Count

169 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more

Classifications

  • DDC940.54/26
  • LCCD767.98 .T7 1984

Description

"This classic gives a soldier's-eye-view of the Guadalcanal battles - crucial to World War II, the war that continues to fascinate us all, and to military history in general. Unlike some of those on Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, Richard Tregaskis volunteered to be there. An on-location news correspondent (at the time, one of only two on Guadalcanal), he lived alongside the soldiers: sleeping on the ground - only to be awoken by air raids - eating the sometimes meager rations, and braving some of the most dangerous battlefields of World War II. He more than once narrowly escaped the enemy's fire, and so we have this incisive and exciting inside account of the groundbreaking initial landing of U.S. troops on Guadalcanal."--BOOK JACKET.

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  • Guadalcanal diaryRandom House1984-01-01
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