
Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Beyond
by William W. Rogal
"A Mud Marine's Memoir of the Pacific Island War"
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Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Infantry
Military Unit:
US Marine Corps
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
Yes
Region:
Pacific
Page Count:
215
Published Date:
2014
ISBN13:
9780786455850
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 marines in A Company, First Battalion, Second Marines, as they engaged in island warfare in the South Pacific at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian.