Guadalcanal Diary 2nd Edition (Audible Audio Edition) Richard Tregaskis Pete Cross LLC Dreamscape Media Books
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This celebrated classic gives a soldier's-eye-view of the Guadalcanal battles; crucial to World War II, the war that continues to fascinate us all. Unlike some of those on Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, Richard Tregaskis volunteered to be there. One of only two on-location news correspondents, he lived alongside the soldiers sleeping on the ground - only to be awoken by air raids - eating meager rations, and braving some of the most dangerous battlefields of World War II. He more than once narrowly escaped the enemy's fire, and so we have this incisive and exciting inside account of the groundbreaking initial landing of US troops on Guadalcanal. This second edition features a new introduction by Mark Bowden, renowned journalist and author of Black Hawk Down.
Guadalcanal Diary 2nd Edition (Audible Audio Edition) Richard Tregaskis Pete Cross LLC Dreamscape Media Books
After reading "Invasion Diary", I immediately picked this up. It didn't let me down even though it chronologically fell before his Invasion Diary work. I had always passed this book up having read numerous accounts of Guadalcanal and knowing the events by heart, thinking there was nothing else to know. Well, this book is indeed the same events we know like the back of our hand, yet it's told in a way that brings it all home fresh again, it's written with skill. Of course I'm impressed with Tregaskis for how he ignored danger to get the story, but I think I'm more impressed with his skill in translating the events around him into something that comes alive. I wish I'd read this years ago.Product details
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Guadalcanal Diary 2nd Edition (Audible Audio Edition) Richard Tregaskis Pete Cross LLC Dreamscape Media Books Reviews
I read this book when I was about 10 years old ( I'm 69 now ) and always thought it was one of the best books ever written about Guadalcanal. It's a story of the men who fought, rather tan the tactics. I was watching a show on The Military Channel recently, which featured Richard Tregaskis, and it got me to thinking about the book and how much I had enjoyed it many years ago. It occurred to me that my 2 two grandsons ( ages 11 & 12 ) might also enjoy it. So I had two copies shipped to them and hoping to encourage them, I offered them a monetary reward if they finished it. Well , that was about 2-3 weeks ago. I just was with them this past weekend. How it warmed my heart when they told me that they had finished it and
LOVED it. There mom told me that they couldn't put it down and even raced against each other to finish it. So if you want your young grandkids to know what the Greatest Generation did to preserve their freedom, this book is a great starting point.
One of the first books I ever read about war... I must have been in the 6th or 7th grade or so... circa 1959-'60. It made such an impression on me, I read more books and studied WWII with a passion. When I was older, I joined the US Marine Corps in part because I wanted to discover for myself the mystery and magic of what turmoil and tragedy these men went through, yet they came out stronger for it. This is such a classic, I hesitate to even write this feedback... but here ya go anyway. GET THIS BOOK for your military or war library. It's a must have.
The author accompanied the Marines and he did a outstanding job in writing this book. As a former marine I have always had a tremendous respect for the incredible feats of the greatest generation ,way before I heard that phrase. Its a shame that these brave warriors are passing at an alarming rate so we need to get their stories down on paper or video. Incredible what the Marines did against the experienced forces of Japan and this book is a must read for people who are interested in World War Two.
Tregaskis did a very nice job on this--setting the standard for modern war correspondents. This book covers just the first two months of the Guadalcanal Campaign. Tregaskis was 26 at the time, Like a lot of folks on Guadalcanal, he was eventually evacuated when he got sick. He kept copious notes as the covered the campaign--making sure to note the hometown of every enlisted man or officer he talked to (the folks back home in Muleshoe Missouri would certainly like to hear that Billy Smith did this or that on Guadalcanal). He started to write this book while he was being flown from Espiritu Santu to Pearl Harbor for further medical treatment. When he got to Pearl Harbor the Navy took his notes--classified information after all--but let him continue to write the book in a secure room during the day. He sent his first draft to Bennett Cerf expecting that it would need further editing before being published. Cerf wrote back--"Your draft will be published as the next Book of The Month club selection!" And so it was.
Tregaskis went on to cover the war in Italy (where he received a head wound that left a metal plate in his head) the push out from Normandy, Korea, and Viet Nam.
His personal story is also interesting. He was 6 feet six or seven; rail thin; a diabetic who carried some early instructions on diabetic treatment in his knapsack on Guadalcanal. He had to eat a lot to maintain his weight--tough to do on Guadalcanal in the early going; he had a size fourteen foot--tough to get boots that size in the USMC supply chain in 1942.
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What impressed me most about this book is that the author demonstrated almost as much courage under fire as did the Marines who fought on Guadalcanal. Also, like Ernie Pyle, Mr. Tregaskis also took frequent occasions to give the names and home towns of the men who fought on Guadalcanal. This seemed to be of some importance to the men, in hopes that the loved ones back home would see their names in local newspapers.
Probably the best military book I ever read. Richard Tregaskis was a fantastically good professional writer and he was there unlike most other
war correspondents. Now I understand how tough it was for the Marines in the bloody battle and I fully understand the island war in the Pacific.
This book was obviously a true story of the Japanese Island War in the Pacific. Above and beyond bravery on both sides.
Tregaskis wrote down exactly what he saw and wrote about it in a perfectly readable way. WWII is now 70+ years into history and we can be proud
of what the military did for us in that era, It was a classic text book on how the US Marines and the US Navy went about winning that island war.
I was a member of that generation but was to young to participate, I would recommend this to any American Military or American citizen alike.
It should be textbook mandatory for all Navy and Marines. Semper Fi.
Thank you veterans for your service. (My uncle was a wounded Seabee in that battle} Thank you Jimmy for your service..
After reading "Invasion Diary", I immediately picked this up. It didn't let me down even though it chronologically fell before his Invasion Diary work. I had always passed this book up having read numerous accounts of Guadalcanal and knowing the events by heart, thinking there was nothing else to know. Well, this book is indeed the same events we know like the back of our hand, yet it's told in a way that brings it all home fresh again, it's written with skill. Of course I'm impressed with Tregaskis for how he ignored danger to get the story, but I think I'm more impressed with his skill in translating the events around him into something that comes alive. I wish I'd read this years ago.
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