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Richard Tregaskis (1916–1973) was a journalist and award-winning author best known for Guadalcanal Diary (1943), his bestselling chronicle of the US Marine Corps invasion of the Solomon Islands during World War II. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Tregaskis graduated from Harvard University and reported for the Boston American before joining ...
The diary reads just like you would expect - the day-by-day account of the monotony of ship life as the Marines sail closer to unknown shores, followed by tales of bravery and air raids while engaged in combat with the enemy. Tregaskis is an observer, but he takes us there, where few dare go. From Daniel's list on the war in the Pacific 1941-1945 .
This celebrated classic gives a soldier's-eye-view of the Guadalcanal battles; crucial to World War II, the war that continues to fascinate us all. Unlike some of those on Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, Richard Tregaskis volunteered to be there. One of only two on-location news correspondents, he lived alongside the soldiers: sleeping on the ...
Aug 7, 2012 · War correspondent Richard Tregaskis (left) with Maj. Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift, who led the Marine forces during the invasion of Guadalcanal, ca. 1942. U.S. Marine Corps photo. Tregaskis was awakened by the sound of distant naval gunfire and he and a group of Marines gathered beneath some palm trees to watch and listen.
"Guadalcanal Diary" did not disappoint. Richard Tregaskis provides and very good recitation of what transpired during that period from July to September in 1942. Tregaskis was true to the events and the people he met while participating as a correspondent in the action the occurred during the months he spent on Guadalcanal.
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Richard Tregaskis. #1 New York Times A “superb” eyewitness account of one of the bloodiest and most pivotal battles of World War II (Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down). On August 7, 1942, eleven thousand US Marines landed on Tulagi and Guadalcanal Islands in the South Pacific. It was the first major Allied offensive against Japanese ...
Guadalcanal Diary. DRAMA. One of the greatest war movies of all time, combining action-packed, high-caliber battle sequences with quintessential foxhole-buddy camaraderie. Released in 1943, its authenticity and power remain undiminished. The story follows one squad of Marines through the bloody assaults on the Solomon Islands during the opening ...
