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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]
- 1943
- Richard Tregaskis
- Random House
Cover of a present-day edition of Richard Tregaskis' book Guadalcanal Diary. Assigned to cover the war in the Pacific, Tregaskis spent part of August and most of September, 1942 reporting on Marines on Guadalcanal, a pivotal campaign in the war against Japan. He subsequently covered the war in Europe against Germany and Italy.
May 30, 2000 · by Richard Tregaskis (Author), Mark Bowden (Introduction) 4.6 3,047 ratings. See all formats and editions. 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.
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Guadalcanal Diary. Richard Tregaskis’s account of the first seven weeks of fighting is a classic of war literature. August 11, 2017. 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 ...
4.28. 5,018 ratings230 reviews. 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.
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Nov 15, 2016 · Volunteer combat correspondent Richard Tregaskis was one of only two journalists on hand to witness the invasion of Guadalcanal. He risked life and limb to give American readers a soldier’s experience of the war in the Pacific, from the suffocating heat and humidity to the unique terror of fighting in tall, razor-sharp grass and in crocodile ...
- Richard Tregaskis
May 30, 2000 | ISBN 9780679640233. Add to Cart. Buy from Other Retailers: About Guadalcanal Diary. 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.
