Guadalcanal diary 1943 book

Guadalcanal diary1943 original theatrical trailer youtube. His book was published in 1943 and was both a critical and popular success. While the book is 1st printing written on first inside page, the dust jacket may not be 1st printing no price. Richard tregaskis collection howard gotlieb archival research. Find great deals on ebay for guadalcanal diary book. Guadalcanal diary by richard tregaskis, paperback barnes. Up for sale vintage book gaudalcanal diary first edition by richard tregaskis, book is old but in good condition. The authors last diary entry was on september 26th but the battle would not officially conclude until february of 1943. Guadalcanal diary the national wwii museum new orleans. Released in 1943, its authenticity and power remain undiminished. Carl was a survivor of the battle of midway and the air campaign for guadalcanal in 1942. Guadalcanal diary by richard tregaskis 1943, hardback for sale. The story follows one squad of marines through the bloody assaults on the solomon islands during the opening stages of the war in the south pacific.

The diary was finished aboard a liberator bomber flying across the pacific. Guadalcanal diary book 1st edition vintage wwii usmc 1943. Guadalcanal diary by lewis seiler lewis seiler, preston s. An actual correspondents diary leading up to guadal canal,and an antique. Tregaskis himself became a casualty of world war ii later in 1943, when in sicily a piece of german shrapnel went. Sadly, on june 28, 1998, he was murdered in his oregon home by a home intruder. Richard william tregaskis november 28, 1916 august 15, 1973 was an american journalist and author whose bestknown work is guadalcanal diary 1943, an account of just the first several weeks in august september 1942 of the u. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The incidents in the diary are tied together by an offscreen narrator into a cohesive storyline. Guadalcanal diary is a 1943 world war ii war film directed by lewis seiler, featuring preston foster, lloyd nolan, william bendix, richard conte, anthony quinn and the film debut of richard jaeckel. Vintage hardback guadalcanal diary by richard tregaskis blue ribbon books 1943. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most.

The book was written as a memoir richard tregaskis, a war correspondent for international news service, in the form of a daily journal. In the first american offensive of world war ii, tregaskis went ashore with the marines at guadalcanal. Richard tregaskis, author, dead at 56 the new york times. The agreement among correspondents andor their editors and publishers seemed to be not to show the horrors of war too graphically, so. Guadalcanal diary 1943 john wayne message board jwmb. It is the largest island in the solomon islands by area, and the second by population after malaita. Unlike some of those on guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, richard tregaskis volunteered to be there. Guadalcanal diary by richard tregaskis, first edition. Louis seilers war film, starring good ensemble, lloyd nolan, william bendix, richard conte, anthony quinn, richard jaeckel march 9, 2012 by emanuellevy war correspondent richard tregaskiss popular book was the basis for lewis seilers guadalcanal diary touching, a restrained, decidedly unsentimental chronicle. Book is in g condition with owners nameinscription. The principal focus of this war diary is on the people and events that shape the battle for guadalcanal. The book recounts the authors time with the united states marine corps on guadalcanal in the early stages of the pivotal monthslong battle there starting in 1942 tregaskis relates combat and conversation in an easily readable vernacular, citing the full.

According to the book the films of world war ii by joe. Marked inside front, 2 pages stained at edge, ow very good. Guadalcanal diary is the title of this new film which twentieth centuryfox has based rather loosely upon the fine record, with that same title, which richard tregaskis wrote. After reading invasion diary, i immediately picked this up. Guadalcanal diary by richard tregaskis, 1943, random house edition, in english guadalcanal diary 1943 edition open library. It didnt let me down even though it chronologically fell before his invasion diary work.

Born in elizabeth, new jersey, tregaskis graduated from harvard university and reported for the boston american before joining the international news service. 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. Guadalcanal diary by richard tregaskis, 263 page hardback, 1943, first printing. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Aside from being an excellent read,the book i received is an original printing from 1943. Damp staining to spine margins through out, touches text somewhat. This ww 2 story focuses on a group of us marines as they invade the island of guadalcanal in the south pacific in 1942 and struggle against the japanese for control of the island. The principal characters in this wartime chronicle are a marine sergeant, a chaplain, a mexican enlistee, and a dodgerslovin brooklynite. Guadalcanal project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. While writing the manuscript for guadalcanal diary, richard tregaskis experienced profound and acute emotions as he recounted the stories of the men he had lived with on the island, and was grateful that he was still alive. Guadalcanal diary by tregaskis 1943 1st ed hardcover wwii usmc histo. Tregaskis 1943, 1st printing usmc in wwii, 1942 ebay. The island is mainly covered in dense tropical rainforest and has a mountainous.

Richard tregaskis 19161973 was a war correspondent who wrote easy reading copy. Guadalcanal diary by richard tregaskis primted 1943 with dust jacket. With preston foster, lloyd nolan, william bendix, richard conte. Guadalcanal diary by richard tregaskis librarything. New york, random house 1943 dlc 43051006 ocolc397106. Rouben mamoulian collection library of congress guadalcanal diary is a classic of war reportage. Marines invasion task force bound for guadalcanal in the solomon islands in 1942. Although tregaskis is present throughout the narrative as observer, his attention is almost. Guadalcanal diary to anyone unfamiliar with the richard tregaskis book, the picture version may or may not be a faithful adaptation by jerry cady of the original. Guadalcanal diary begins on sunday, july 26, 1942, with the author on. It was directed by lewis seiler and based on the book of the same name by richard tregaskis. Guadalcanal diary is a 1943 world war ii war film starring preston foster, lloyd nolan, william bendix, richard conte, anthony quinn and the film debut of richard jaeckel. Books in the collection include guadalcanal diary 1943.

This book was written, of course, and published while world war ii was still raging. It is based on the book of the same name by richard tregaskis the film recounts the fight of the united states marines in the battle of guadalcanal, which occurred only a year before the movies. Returning to hawaii in october, he wrote up his notes into a book, and the manuscript was. Guadalcanal diary is a memoir written by war correspondent richard tregaskis and originally published by random house on january 1, 1943. Landing with the first boatload of marines on the guadalcanal.

It is a diary by richard tregaskis of his life during world war ii on guadalcanal island from july 26, 1943 to september 26, 1943. I had always passed this book up having read numerous accounts of guadalcanal and knowing the events by. 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. This page is dedicated to atlantaathens, georgia based 1980s band guadalcanal diary. One of the greatest war movies of all time, combining actionpacked, highcaliber battle sequences with quintessential foxholebuddy camaraderie. Isatabu is the principal island in guadalcanal province of the solomon islands, located in the southwestern pacific, northeast of australia. Contents include guadalcanal diary by richard tregaskis. This celebrated classic gives a soldierseyeview of the guadalcanal battles. At the end of the book tregaskis provides a brief summary of the events which took place on guadalcanal between october 1942 and february 1943.