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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. [2] 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]
An official U.S. Marine Corps photograph of Richard Tregaskis (left) with Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift, ca. 1942. Richard William Tregaskis (November 28, 1916 – August 15, 1973) was an American journalist and author whose best-known work is Guadalcanal Diary (1943), an account of the first several weeks (in August - September 1942) of the U.S. Marine Corps invasion of Guadalcanal in ...
Guadalcanal Diary is a 1943 World War II war film directed by Lewis Seiler, featuring Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Richard Conte, Anthony Quinn and the film debut of Richard Jaeckel. It is based on the book of the same name by Richard Tregaskis .
Guadalcanal Diary may refer to: Guadalcanal Diary (book) , a memoir of war correspondent Richard Tregaskis, published 1 January 1943 Guadalcanal Diary (film) , a 1943 20th Century Fox film adaptation of the book
Landmark Books was a children's book series published by Random House from 1950 to 1970, ... Guadalcanal Diary: Richard Tregaskis: 1955 56
Few also managed to make it back to friendly lines by swimming approximately four miles (6 km) through shark-infested waters. Few was the last survivor of the Goettge Patrol. A slightly fictionalized version of the incident is in the movie Guadalcanal Diary. In the film, the patrol is led by a "Captain Cross" and there is only one survivor ...
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Guadalcanal Diary (book) H. Helmet for My Pillow; History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II; J. Jarhead (book) Joker One; M. Making the Corps; N. The ...