101. Guadalcanal Diary (Modern Library)
by Richard Tregaskis 
Price: USD 19.34
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102. Guadalcanal Diary (Paperback)
by Richard Tregaskis 
Price: USD 30.51
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Description: ISBN10: 0679640231, ISBN13: 9780679640233, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. 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, and to military history in general. Unlike some of those on Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, Richard Tregaskis volunteered to be there. An on-location news correspondent (at the time, one of only two on Guadalcanal), he lived alongside the soldiers- sleeping on the ground--only to be awoken by air raids--eating the sometimes 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 U.S. troops on Guadalcanal.With a new Introduction by Mark Bowden--renowned journalist and author of Black Hawk Down--this edition of Guadalcanal Diary makes available once more one of the most important American works of the war. history U.S.A. $14.95 Canada $22.50 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, and to military history in general. Unlike some of those on Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, Richard Tregaskis volunteered to be there. An on-location news correspondent (at the time, one of only two on Guadalcanal), he lived alongside the soldiers: sleeping on the ground—only to be awoken by air raids—eating the sometimes 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 U.S. troops on Guadalcanal. With a new Introduction by Mark Bowden—renowned journalist and author of Black Hawk Down—this edition of Guadalcanal Diary makes available once more one of the most important American works of the war. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. [Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2000]  

103. Guadalcanal Diary (Paperback)
by Richard Tregaskis 
Price: USD 26.23
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Description: ISBN10: 0679640231, ISBN13: 9780679640233, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. 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, and to military history in general. Unlike some of those on Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, Richard Tregaskis volunteered to be there. An on-location news correspondent (at the time, one of only two on Guadalcanal), he lived alongside the soldiers- sleeping on the ground--only to be awoken by air raids--eating the sometimes 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 U.S. troops on Guadalcanal.With a new Introduction by Mark Bowden--renowned journalist and author of Black Hawk Down--this edition of Guadalcanal Diary makes available once more one of the most important American works of the war. history U.S.A. $14.95 Canada $22.50 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, and to military history in general. Unlike some of those on Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, Richard Tregaskis volunteered to be there. An on-location news correspondent (at the time, one of only two on Guadalcanal), he lived alongside the soldiers: sleeping on the ground—only to be awoken by air raids—eating the sometimes 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 U.S. troops on Guadalcanal. With a new Introduction by Mark Bowden—renowned journalist and author of Black Hawk Down—this edition of Guadalcanal Diary makes available once more one of the most important American works of the war. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. [Stevenage, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2000]  

104. Guadalcanal diary (Popular library : K4)
by Tregaskis, Richard 
Price: USD 8.98
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105. Guadalcanal Diary (Popular Library: K4)
by Tregaskis, Richard 
Price: USD 4.98
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106. GUADALCANAL DIARY
by Richard Tregaskis 
Price: USD 20.00
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Description: Hardcover book (may be first printing) has moderate shelfwear and page tanning, with no writing in it, and dust jacket is missing if it had one. Date: 1943. Random House [US] 

107. GUADALCANAL DIARY
by TREGASKIS RICHARD 
Price: USD 32.45
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Description: POPULAR LIBRARY, Date: 1959. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1959. POPULAR LIBRARY [US] 

108. GUADALCANAL DIARY
by TREGASKIS RICHARD 
Price: USD 22.00
Dealer: Biblio, Wonderful Books by Mail
Description: NY: Random House. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Date: 1943,verso. First Edition. HARDCOVER. 5x8". VERY GOOD CONDITION IN GOOD UNCLIPT(NOPR ICE) DUST JACKET well bound, clean, solid copy name ftp "DEANIE GILLUM"..else clean, but torn & spine ends 1" chips DUST JACKET.... ; BLACK spine titles on dark green CLOTH HARD COVERS. Marine globe/anchor insignia blind embossed top cover.. THIS IS THE RANDOM HOUSE EDITION.. WITH MARINE CORPS PHOTO war in the Pacific. TO BACK PANEL DJ...WITH "VICTORY BUY WAR BONDS " Promo back dj panel.. ; 263ps pages; WW2 Marines, Pacific Island History BOUGAINVILLE; TENARU; MATNIKAU....KAVO RANGE; HENDERSON FIELD; . 1943. Random House [US] 

109. GUADALCANAL DIARY
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 12.49
Dealer: Biblio, Mary's Used Books
Description: Random House. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. Date: 1943, 1955. Seventh Printing. Hardcover. Landmark; Vol. 55; 180 pages . 1943. Random House [US] 

110. GUADALCANAL DIARY
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 50.00
Dealer: Biblio, Round Table Books, LLC
Description: New York: Random House. Good in Good dust jacket. Date: 1943. Reprint. 1. Hard Cover. 263 B&W Photographs Green boards with red US Marine Corps insignia on front and red and black lettering on spine, map endpapers, frontispiece photo of author and Maj. Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift, 263 pp. vintage WW II photos, illustrated jacket with War Bond ad on rear panel. A new chapter in the history of America by a correspondent who landed on Guadalcanal with the first detachment of United States Marines.. Volume shows slight water damage. The unclipped dust jacket, wrapped in Mylar, moderately chipped and worn. GOOD/GOOD . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (x), 263 pp . 1943. Random House [US] 

111. GUADALCANAL DIARY
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 17.50
Dealer: Biblio, Russ States
Description: New York: Random House, Date: 1955. (1955), 180pp, illus., illus. eps, "Landmark Books, No. 55", top corners lightly bumped, light shelfwear to cover, slight soiling to rear of dj, some rubbing & edgewear to dj, contents clean & unmarked.. Cloth. Very Good/Good +. 1955. Random House [US] 

112. GUADALCANAL DIARY
by Tregaskis Richard; Bowden Mark Introduction 
Price: USD 100.00
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Description: Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, Date: 2001. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 240 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in genuine green leather with gilt lettering and decoration. Contains a silk ribbon bookmark. All edges of textblock gilt. Rubbing to boards. Minor shelfwear to textblock including light scuffing to the gilt edges. Soiling to back endpapers. Shelved in Easton Press. 1369509. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. 2001. Easton Press US 

113. GuadalCanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 6.71
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Description: Popular Library. paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. US Soft Cover Edition. Book is in great condition! Little to no damage present on cover, pages, spine, or corners. An amazing buy! Popular Library [US] 

114. Guadalcanal Diary
by Charles G. Clarke Cinematographer; Fred Allen Editor; Bryan Foy Producer; Islin Auster Producer; Jerome Cady Writer; Lamar Trotti Writer; Richard Tregaskis Writer; 
Price: USD 13.75
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Description: 20th Century Fox, Date: 2008-05-13. DVD. Like New. 7x5x0. Disc case and artwork super cleanSHIPPING DONE QUICKLY AND WITH CAREBUY WITH CONFIDENCE 2008. 20th Century Fox [US] 

115. Guadalcanal Diary
by Charles G. Clarke Cinematographer; Fred Allen Editor; Bryan Foy Producer; Islin Auster Producer; Jerome Cady Writer; Lamar Trotti Writer; Richard Tregaskis Writer; 
Price: USD 14.25
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116. Guadalcanal Diary
by Richard Tregaskis  
Price: USD 45.00
Dealer: Biblio, Ed Burke Book Sales
Description: Very good condition. Some discoloration from Age Date: 1943. Blue Ribbon Books [US] 

117. Guadalcanal Diary
by Richard Tregaskis 
Price: USD 17.95
Dealer: Biblio, CKBOOKS
Description: Popular Library, Date: 1959. Mass Market Paperback. Good. heavy rubbing around edges of cover 1959. Popular Library [US] 

118. Guadalcanal Diary
by Richard Tregaskis 
Price: USD 7.46
Dealer: Biblio, Goodwill
Description: UsedVeryGood. Disc(s) and case show moderate signs of wear and tear. If applicable, digital code not included. May be missing liner notes/booklet. If applicable, cardboard sleeve may not be included. [US] 

119. Guadalcanal Diary
by Richard Tregaskis 
Price: USD 17.00
Dealer: Biblio, Olympia Books
Description: Glued binding. Green cloth over boards. 5 p. l., 3-263 p. front. (group ports.) plates. 21 cm. Includes: Portraits, Plates. Date: 1943. Random House [US] 

120. Guadalcanal Diary
by Richard Tregaskis 
Price: USD 9.00
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Description: Random house. Hardcover. Used - Good/Good. Dust jacket is protected by mylar Dust jacket has shelf wear. Random house [US] 

121. Guadalcanal Diary
by Richard Tregaskis 
Price: USD 8.00
Dealer: Biblio, Shady Hill Books
Description: No jacket. Bookplate on the fly page. Pages unmarked. Date: 1943. Random House [US] 

122. Guadalcanal Diary
by Richard Tregaskis 
Price: USD 17.29
Dealer: Biblio, Squirrel Away Books
Description: Popular Library, Date: 1962. Good condition Mass Market Paperback, 1962 printing, 208 pages. General rubbing of the wraps. Interior unmarked and solid, although starting to age.. 2nd Edition. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - 6.5" to 7.5" Tall. Book. 1962. Popular Library [US] 

123. Guadalcanal Diary
by Richard Tregaskis 
Price: USD 10.00
Dealer: Biblio, Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Description: New York, NY: Random House, Date: 1943 Random House, New York. 1943. Hardcover. Edition/Printing not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the front pastedown in pencil. Book Condition: Good+; suntoning to spine; light soiling to boards; bumped tips; wear through fabric on lower front tip. No DJ. Green cloth boards and spine with red and black lettering on spine and Marine Corps emblem in red on front board. Maps as endpapers. Tinted text block top. 263 pp 8vo. A new chapter in the history of America by a news correspondent who landed on Guadalcanal with the first detachment of United States Marines. He describes the occupation by our forces of the tiny seven-mile strip that included the invaluable airfield built by the Japs, and of our magnificent defense of that strip against innumerable attacks by superior air, land and sea forces. A clean very presentable copy. 1943. Random House [US] 

124. Guadalcanal Diary
by Richard Tregaskis 
Price: USD 14.50
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Description: FIRST PRINTING. Random House, Date: 1943. HARDCOVER, NO DUST JACKET. Cover is a little worn. Top page ends are stained. Name on the front end page. Text is unmarked. Strong binding. NOT ex-library. 1943. Random House [US] 

125. Guadalcanal Diary
by Richard Tregaskis 
Price: USD 12.50
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Description: 4TH PRINTING. Infantry Journal/Penguin books, Date: 1944. PAPERBACK. Cover is creased and worn. Pages are tanned. No markings. No creases in the spine. Pages are intact. 1944. Infantry Journal, Penguin Books [US] 

126. Guadalcanal Diary
by Richard Tregaskis 
Price: USD 6.65
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Description: Modern Library. Very Good. Date: 2000. Paperback. 0679640231 . Unmarked, light wear; Modern Library War . 2000. Modern Library ISBN 0679640231 9780679640233 [US] 

127. Guadalcanal Diary
by Richard Tregaskis 
Price: USD 6.50
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Description: Blue Ribbon Books. Good in Good dust jacket. Date: 1943. Hardcover. Unmarked, light jacket wear . 1943. Blue Ribbon Books [US] 

128. Guadalcanal Diary
by TREGASKIS RICHARD/ 
Price: USD 7.14
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Description: Random House Inc. Used - Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages. Random House Inc ISBN 0679640231 9780679640233 [US] 

129. Guadalcanal Diary
by TREGASKIS Richard 
Price: USD 450.00
Dealer: ABAA, Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Description: New York: Random House, Date: 1943. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Uncorrected Proof. String-tied folded and gathered sheets, bound without the illustrations. First and last leaves soiled and a bit worn, a very good copy. A hot-off-the-wire journalistic account of the Guadalcanal landing and attack which immediately became a bestseller and was quickly turned by Lewis Seiler into one of the best WWII action films. It was also important war propaganda, depicting for the first time a major American victory in the Pacific. Scarce in this format. Random House ISBN 0394903552 US 

130. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard/ Bowden Mark Introduction by 
Price: USD 28.27
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Description: Modern Library, Date: 2000. Paperback. New. modern lib edition. 240 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.75 inches. 2000. Modern Library ISBN 0679640231 9780679640233 [GB] 

131. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 16.24
Dealer: Biblio, Adelaide Booksellers
Description: Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Date: 1943. 12mo [approx 12.7x18.7cm] Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Black and White frontispiece. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 244 pages. . 1st Edition (Australia). Hardback. 1943. Angus & Robertson [AU] 

132. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 30.00
Dealer: Biblio, Alplaus Books
Description: Random House, Date: 1943-01-01. Book Club. Hardcover. Good/Missing. 8x5x1. Book-of-the-Month-Club edition, published 1943. Includes the original insert by Dorothy Canfield that came with the book club edition. Hardbound without dust jacket. Spots on page edges; spine faded; generally mild wear. No text markings noted. 1943. Random House [US] 

133. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 26.00
Dealer: Biblio, Andrew Barnes Booksellers
Description: New York: Modern Library, Date: 2000. 1st edition. As New. small octavo. stiff wrappers xiv + 240pp.,, CorrespondentÕs account of the battle for the Solomons. Originally published in 1943 2000. Modern Library [AU] 

134. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 9.63
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Description: Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. [US] 

135. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 10.43
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Description: Random House Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Random House Publishing Group ISBN 0679640231 9780679640233 [US] 

136. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 10.43
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Description: Random House Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Random House Publishing Group ISBN 0679640231 9780679640233 [US] 

137. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 13.45
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Description: Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. ISBN 0394803558 9780394803555 [US] 

138. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 38.95
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Description: Random house. hardcover. Very Good. 7x5x1. Order today-sent today with tracking number, M-F*. FIRST PRINTING - SUPERB CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. Very Attractive cover with mild scuffing and light fading around edges. No dust jacket. Cover corners are still sharp. Age tanned pages are clean and tight. We protect your purchase with damage-resistant double-layer bubble-wrap packaging where possible. Your purchase helps fund small charities in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana. *Our delivery standard: order received by 2PM Eastern US time goes out by 4:30 PM M-F. Random house [US] 

139. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 31.95
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Description: Random house. First Edition. hardcover. VG/Missing. 1st edition, 1st printing (stated), Random House hardcover w/ no DJ, 1943. Book is VG minus, w/ clean text, solid binding; some stains to boards, light sunning to spine. No DJ. Free delivery confirmation. Random house [US] 

140. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 7.00
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Description: New York: Random House. Very Good with no dust jacket. Date: 1955. Third Printing. Paperback. 0394862686 . Text is clean. Cover shows normal wear. Faint crease to front cover. ; [Bloom, Who Should We Then Read? , pp. 296-311]; Published as #55 in the original Hardback Series. Published as #14 in the 1980's paperback reprints. ; Landmark Books; Vol. 14; B&W Photographs; ; 169 pages . Random House ISBN 0394862686 9780394862682 [US] 

141. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 50.00
Dealer: Biblio, Dan Glaeser Books
Description: New York: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Date: 1955. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Text is clean. Cover shows normal wear. Gentle bump to head and base of spine. Dust jacket shows normal wear, chipping at spine ends. Previous owner address sticker on inside front cover. NAP. Front flap style (I-11) , rear panel style (IV-13) , rear flap style (V-16) , reverse printing style (VI-7). It appears to be a 1955 1st (Based on NAP) , with 1961 dust jacket (Based on DJ reverse side). ; [Bloom, Who Should We Then Read? , pp. 296-311]; Landmark Books; Vol. 55; B&W Photographs; ; 192 pages . 1955. Random House [US] 

142. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 22.50
Dealer: Biblio, DogStar Books
Description: New York: Random House. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. Date: 1955. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Landmark Series # 55; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 180 pages; 1955 Random House. HC/DJ. 4th printing. Solid clean copy in original pictorial dust jacket with publisher's 150/150 issue price intact to unclipped front flap. Jacket rubbed and worn at edges with shallow fray and stress at spine ends. Illustrated with b&w photos on glossy stock. VG/VG- . 1955. Random House [US] 

143. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 25.00
Dealer: Biblio, Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller
Description: Random House, Date: 1943. Stated first edition. Hardcover. good/very good. NOT an ex library book. Book with dark green cloth binding has some fade on spine. 263 pages with map endpapers. Dust jacket has 1/2" tears, peeling on edges. No price on endflap. 1943. Random House [US] 

144. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 6.99
Dealer: Biblio, Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Description: New York,, Ny, U.S.A.: Random House, Date: 1955. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Landmark Books Number 55. The Book Is Bound In Green Cloth Over Boards With A Wreath And Marine On The Front. Usual Library Markings With Blue Tape On The Edges And Spine. Reading Copy. 1955. Random House [US] 

145. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 22.50
Dealer: Biblio, Ground Zero Books
Description: New York: Random House, Date: 1943. Later printing. Hardcover. Fair. [10], 263, [1] pages. Cover has some wear and soiling. Small tear at top of spine. Front board weak and restrengthened with glue. Front flyleaf nearly torn off. Half-title page separated and taped back in. Illustrations. Endpaper maps. 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 just the first several weeks (in August - September 1942) of the U.S. Marine Corps invasion of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands during World War II. This was actually a six-month-long campaign. Tregaskis served as a war correspondent during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Shortly after the U.S. entered World War II, Tregaskis volunteered as a combat correspondent representing the International News Service. (In fact, Tregaskis was one of only two journalists on location at Guadalcanal.) Assigned to cover the war in the Pacific, Tregaskis spent part of August and most of September, 1942 reporting on Marines on Guadalcanal. He later covered the war in Europe against Germany and Italy. Tregaskis' most renowned book, Guadalcanal Diary, recorded his experiences with the Marines on Guadalcanal. As the book jacket noted, "This is a new chapter in the story of the United States Marines. Because it was written by a crack newspaperman, who knew how to do his job. . . . Until the author's departure in a B-17 bomber on September 26th, he ate, slept, and sweated with our front-line units. His story is the straight day-by-day account of what he himself saw or learned from eyewitnesses. Guadalcanal marked the transition by the Allies from defensive operations to the strategic offensive in the Pacific Theater. On August 7, 1942, eleven thousand US Marines landed on Tulagi and Guadalcanal Islands in the South Pacific. It was the first major Allied offensive against Japanese forces; the first time in history that a combined air, land, and sea assault had ever been attempted; and, after six months of vicious fighting, a crushing defeat for the Empire of Japan and a major turning point in the Pacific War. Volunteer combat correspondent Richard Tregaskis was one of only two journalists on hand to witness the invasion of Guadalcanal. He risked life and limb to give American readers a soldier's experience of the war in the Pacific, from the suffocating heat and humidity to the unique terror of fighting in tall, razor-sharp grass and in crocodile-infested jungle streams against a concealed enemy. In understated yet graceful prose, Tregaskis details the first two months of the campaign and describes the courage and camaraderie of young marines who prepared for battle knowing that one in four of them wouldn't make it home. An instant bestseller when it was first published in 1943 and the basis for a popular film of the same name, Guadalcanal Diary set the standard for World War II reportage. Hailed by the New York Times as "one of the literary events of its time," it is a masterpiece of war journalism whose influence can be found in classic works such as John Hersey's Hiroshima, Michael Herr's Dispatches, and Dexter Filkins's The Forever War. 1943. Random House [US] 

146. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 45.00
Dealer: Biblio, Ground Zero Books
Description: New York: Random House, Date: 1943. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. good. [10], 263, [1] pages. Cover has some wear and soiling. Illustrations. Endpaper maps. 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 just the first several weeks (in August - September 1942) of the U.S. Marine Corps invasion of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands during World War II. This was actually a six-month-long campaign. Tregaskis served as a war correspondent during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Shortly after the U.S. entered World War II, Tregaskis volunteered as a combat correspondent representing the International News Service. (In fact, Tregaskis was one of only two journalists on location at Guadalcanal.) Assigned to cover the war in the Pacific, Tregaskis spent part of August and most of September, 1942 reporting on Marines on Guadalcanal, a pivotal campaign in the war against Japan. He subsequently covered the war in Europe against Germany and Italy. Tregaskis' most renowned book, Guadalcanal Diary, recorded his experiences with the Marines on Guadalcanal. As the jacket of the book's first edition noted, "This is a new chapter in the story of the United States Marines. Because it was written by a crack newspaperman, who knew how to do his job. . . . Until the author's departure in a B-17 bomber on September 26th, he ate, slept, and sweated with our front-line units. His story is the straight day-by-day account of what he himself saw or learned from eyewitnesses during those seven weeks." As a testimony to the power of Tregaskis' writing, Guadalcanal Diary is still considered essential reading by present-day U.S. military personnel. Guadalcanal marked the transition by the Allies from defensive operations to the strategic offensive in the Pacific Theater. On August 7, 1942, eleven thousand US Marines landed on Tulagi and Guadalcanal Islands in the South Pacific. It was the first major Allied offensive against Japanese forces; the first time in history that a combined air, land, and sea assault had ever been attempted; and, after six months of vicious fighting, a crushing defeat for the Empire of Japan and a major turning point in the Pacific War. Volunteer combat correspondent Richard Tregaskis was one of only two journalists on hand to witness the invasion of Guadalcanal. He risked life and limb to give American readers a soldier's experience of the war in the Pacific, from the suffocating heat and humidity to the unique terror of fighting in tall, razor-sharp grass and in crocodile-infested jungle streams against a concealed enemy. In understated yet graceful prose, Tregaskis details the first two months of the campaign and describes the courage and camaraderie of young marines who prepared for battle knowing that one in four of them wouldn't make it home. An instant bestseller when it was first published in 1943 and the basis for a popular film of the same name, Guadalcanal Diary set the standard for World War II reportage. Hailed by the New York Times as "one of the literary events of its time," it is a masterpiece of war journalism whose influence can be found in classic works such as John Hersey's Hiroshima, Michael Herr's Dispatches, and Dexter Filkins's The Forever War. 1943. Random House [US] 

147. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 45.00
Dealer: Biblio, KULTURAs books
Description: Random House. Very Good+. Date: 1943. Hardcover. Green cloth boards, with general age toning, sun fade to spine, else sharp and square. Book firm in binding, unread, 263 pages, b&w photographs. Map of Guadalcanal, Tulagi and Florida Islands, illustrated endpapers, clean and bright. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; Book Club Edition; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 263 pages . 1943. Random House [US] 

148. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 14.00
Dealer: Biblio, MAB Books
Description: Random House. Good+ with no dust jacket. Date: 1955. hardback. White illus cover ; Landmark Books #55; 7.9 X 5.6 X 1.2 inches; 180 pages . 1955. Random House [US] 

149. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 40.19
Dealer: Biblio, MagicCarpetBooks.com
Description: New York: Random House (1943). . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Later printing. Green cloth. Map endpapers. 263 pages. Photos. Blank bookplate. Dust jacket has numerous chips and tears. Signed by "Padre" Tom Reardon who is mentioned in the book. Random House (1943). [US] 

150. Guadalcanal Diary
by Tregaskis Richard 
Price: USD 4.00
Dealer: Biblio, Persephone's Books
Description: New York: Popular Library, Date: 1962. Reprint . Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 206 pp. The book is slightly cocked. The cover edges are lightly scuffed. The binding is tight and the text is clean. 1962. Popular Library [US]