The Do-or-Die Men: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion at Guadalcanal
George W. Smithis a former sports writer forThe Hartford Courant,having retired in 1995. He was also an Army officer whose final assignment was as an information adviser to the 1st ARVN Division at Hue, Vietnam, in 1968. He has written two other books:The Siege at HueandCarlson's Raid,which was a selection of The Military History Book-of-the-Month Club. He lives in West Hartford, Connecticut.