Guadalcanal, Tarawa and beyond
Subtitle: a mud Marine's memoir of the Pacifc island war
By: William W. Rogal
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786446711
Description: "Chronicling the growth of a recruit from boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, to a seasoned troop leader, this memoir also relates the experiences of the 200 soldiers in A Company, First Battalion, Second Marines, as they engaged in island warfare in the South Pacific at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Joining the Marines; title: Boot camp; title: The Fifth Marines; title: The Second Marines; title: Tulagi and Guadalcanal; title: Respite in New Zealand; title: Tarawa; title: Saipan and Tinian; title: Camp Pendleton; title: China; title: Rejoining the world.