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Guadalcanal, Tarawa and beyond : a mud Marine's memoir of the Pacific island war / William W. Rogal.
Van Pelt Library D769.372 2nd .R64 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rogal, William W., 1922-2012.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rogal, William W., 1922-2012.
- Rogal, William W.
- United States. Marine Corps.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 2nd. Battalion, 1st. Company A.
- United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
- United States. Marine Corps--Biography.
- Marines--United States--Biography.
- Marines.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives -- American.
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- v, 208 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2010]
- Summary:
- "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 soldiers in A Company, First Battalion, Second Marines, as they engaged in island warfare in the South Pacific at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Joining the Marines
- Boot camp
- The Fifth Marines
- The Second Marines
- Tulagi and Guadalcanal
- Respite in New Zealand
- Tarawa
- Saipan and Tinian
- Camp Pendleton
- China
- Rejoining the world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786446711
- 0786446714
- OCLC:
- 476156847
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