Guadalcanal diary

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.

subjects: American Personal narratives,  Biography,  Campaigns,  Diaries,  History,  Marines,  Military History,  United States,  United States. Marine Corps,  World War, 1939-1945,  World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924,  Military campaigns,  Guadalcanal, battle of, solomon islands, 1942-1943,  World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, american

People: Richard Tregaskis (1916-1973)

Places: Guadalcanal,  Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands),  Guadalcanal Island,  Solomon Islands,  United States

Times: World War, 1939-1945