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Into the valley : a skirmish of the marines / by John Hersey ; with a new introduction by the author.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hersey, John, 1914-1993.
- Series:
- Witnesses to war
- Witnesses to war.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hersey, John, 1914-1993.
- Hersey, John.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives -- American.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxx, 111 pages ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Schocken Books, 1989.
- Summary:
- The story, of one company of marines during a battle on Guadalcanal, is simply and briefly told--rich with detail about the sights and sounds of the jungle, the conversations of men waiting for battle, and the less than glamorous details of the fight. 16 black and white sketches.
- Notes:
- Reprint. Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1943.
- ISBN:
- 0805240780 :
- OCLC:
- 187355950
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