Guadalcanal diary by Richard Tregaskis

Object Details

Notes: "First printing"; Maps on lining-papers
Contents: Approach, July 26-August 6 -- Landing, August 7-August 8 -- Contact, August 9-August 13 -- Expedition to Matanikau, August 14-August 20 -- Tenaru Front, August 21-August 22 -- Bombardment, August 23-September 6 -- Battle of the ridge, September 7-September 24 -- Bomber to Bougainville, September 25-September 26
Summary: "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

Type: Personal narratives, American; Autobiographies; Personal narratives; Récits personnels

Physical description: 5 preliminary leaves, 3-263 pages frontispiece (group portraits) plates 21 cm

Topic: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Campagnes et batailles; Military campaigns