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Guadalcanal Diary is a 1943 World War II war film directed by Lewis Seiler, featuring Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Richard Conte, Anthony Quinn and the film debut of Richard Jaeckel. It is based on the book of the same name by Richard Tregaskis.
Guadalcanal Diary: Directed by Lewis Seiler. With Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Richard Conte. The story of a large U.S. Marines invasion task force bound for Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in 1942.
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- Drama, War
- Lewis Seiler
- 1943-10-27
Guadalcanal Diary is a memoir written by war correspondent Richard Tregaskis and originally published by Random House on January 1, 1943. The book recounts the author's time with the United States Marine Corps on Guadalcanal in the early stages of the pivotal months-long battle there starting in 1942. [3]
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...
Guadalcanal Diary was an American alternative jangle pop rock group who originated in Marietta, Georgia. The band formed in 1981, released four major label albums and disbanded in 1989. They reformed in 1997, releasing a live album, but never again recorded new material.
August 7 marked the 75th anniversary of the American landings at Guadalcanal. It was the beginning of an epic six-month campaign in which combat was engaged on the ground, in the air, and at sea—and it resulted in the first American territorial advance in the long drive across the Pacific on the road to Tokyo.
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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, and to military history in general. Unlike some of those on Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, Richard Tregaskis volunteered to be there.
