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In Guadalcanal Marine, Kerry L. Lane recounts the dark reality of combat experienced by the men of the 1st Marine Division fighting on Guadalcanal and Cape Gloucester. With eighty gripping photographs and his text, he brings to life the struggles of his companions as they achieve these two astonishi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lane, Kerry (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2004.
Temas:
Lane, Kerry.
United States. > Marine Corps. > Marine Regiment, 1st.
United States. > Marine Corps > Non-commissioned officers > Biography.
États-Unis. > Marine Corps > Sous-officiers > Biographies.
United States. > Marine Corps.
1939 - 1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Histoire des unités > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Pacifique, Océan.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Armed Forces > Non-commissioned officers.
Military campaigns.
Regimental histories.
Pacific Area.
United States.
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Personal narratives > American.
Récits personnels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In Guadalcanal Marine, Kerry L. Lane recounts the dark reality of combat experienced by the men of the 1st Marine Division fighting on Guadalcanal and Cape Gloucester. With eighty gripping photographs and his text, he brings to life the struggles of his companions as they achieve these two astonishing victories. Lane, a sixteen-year-old farm boy from North Carolina, battled the Japanese and rose to heroism powering a bulldozer to bridge ""Suicide Creek"" in the swamps on Cape Gloucester. There he led his Marine comrades to victory. Lane describes the trials of the common Marine serving in
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 358 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (page 351) and index.
ISBN:1423732049
9781423732044
9781604730555
1604730552

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