Guadalcanal diary
By: by Richard Tregaskis.
Publisher: Random house
Published: 1943
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
Subjects: United States. -- Marine Corps; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands -- Guadalcanal Island; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
Genres: Personal narratives, American
Description: "Guadalcanal Diary" is a classic of war reportage. In the first American offensive of World War II, Tregaskis went ashore with the Marines at Guadalcanal on August 7, 1942 and stayed with them for the next six weeks while they fought for survival against the Japanese.
Notes: Maps on lining-papers.

"First printing."

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