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Every Shape, Every Shadow: A Novel of Guadalcanal
SUPERANNO Midway and Iwo Jima get the glory, but it was at Guadalcanal where the Japanese army was finally stopped and where the U.S. road to victory in the Pacific truly began. The historical novel--Every Shape, Every Shadow--details this epic battle, one of the most important in American military history. This tribute to the unsung Marines who persevered on Guadalcanal is seen through the eyes of a bright, lonesome young Marine from the American Midwest. Original.
267 pages, Paperback
First published November 18, 2004
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About the author
Roger L. Conlee
12 books1 followerRoger L. Conlee, who lives in San Diego, is a longtime journalist, author and public relations professional. Highlights include:
- Principal of Conlee Communications, a now-inactive public relations and marketing firm.
- Former features staffer, copy editor and men's fashion columnist, CHICAGO DAILY NEWS. Former chief copy editor and sportswriter, SAN DIEGO EVENING TRIBUNE. Former Communications Director, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce.
- Writing awards:
-Winner of the Action/Thriller Fiction Award in the 2010 San Diego Book Awards for The Hindenburg Letter.
-Winner of the Fantasy/Science Fiction Award in the 2007 San Diego Book Awards for Counterclockwise.
-Distinguished Honor Award for Every Shape, Every Shadow, Military Writers Society of America, 2006.
"One of the 100 Best Short Stories of the Year," WRITERS' DIGEST, 1997.
The Nonfiction Award, Southern California Writers' Conference, 1995.
- Affiliations:
Past director of the San Diego Press Club, San Diego County chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), San Diego State University Alumni Association. Past president of the San Diego Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Recipient of PRSA's Eva Irving Achievement Award, 1996; former San Diego Public Relations Professional of the Year.
Novels:
- THE HINDENBURG LETTER . Latest historical thriller. An impetuous reporter for William Randolph Hearst risks his very life to steal into Nazi Germany during World War II on a desperate mission of family revenge.
- COUNTERCLOCKWISE. A tale of war, spies, time travel, and a Southern California few could know or imagine. A place beyond space and time. Did squadrons of Japanese planes attack Los Angeles with a devastating air raid during World War II? And could a man do something about it fifty years later?
- EVERY SHAPE, EVERY SHADOW. A historical novel on the Battle of Guadalcanal, published by Pale Horse Books."
- Principal of Conlee Communications, a now-inactive public relations and marketing firm.
- Former features staffer, copy editor and men's fashion columnist, CHICAGO DAILY NEWS. Former chief copy editor and sportswriter, SAN DIEGO EVENING TRIBUNE. Former Communications Director, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce.
- Writing awards:
-Winner of the Action/Thriller Fiction Award in the 2010 San Diego Book Awards for The Hindenburg Letter.
-Winner of the Fantasy/Science Fiction Award in the 2007 San Diego Book Awards for Counterclockwise.
-Distinguished Honor Award for Every Shape, Every Shadow, Military Writers Society of America, 2006.
"One of the 100 Best Short Stories of the Year," WRITERS' DIGEST, 1997.
The Nonfiction Award, Southern California Writers' Conference, 1995.
- Affiliations:
Past director of the San Diego Press Club, San Diego County chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), San Diego State University Alumni Association. Past president of the San Diego Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Recipient of PRSA's Eva Irving Achievement Award, 1996; former San Diego Public Relations Professional of the Year.
Novels:
- THE HINDENBURG LETTER . Latest historical thriller. An impetuous reporter for William Randolph Hearst risks his very life to steal into Nazi Germany during World War II on a desperate mission of family revenge.
- COUNTERCLOCKWISE. A tale of war, spies, time travel, and a Southern California few could know or imagine. A place beyond space and time. Did squadrons of Japanese planes attack Los Angeles with a devastating air raid during World War II? And could a man do something about it fifty years later?
- EVERY SHAPE, EVERY SHADOW. A historical novel on the Battle of Guadalcanal, published by Pale Horse Books."
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September 9, 2020
“Raggedy ass Marines”
This is one of the battles that defined the United States Marine
Corps in World War Two. This book is fiction. However, it is one of the best books I have read about the Battle for Guadalcanal.
The characters are believable and the story is fast paced.
If you are interested in the fighting in the Pacific or the Marine Corps this is a must read. The Americans who fought in the battle it was “the Canal”. To the thousands of Imperial Japanese Army and the Japanese Marines that fought and died there it was called “Starvation Island “. Out of this battle came a Marine Corps Legend “Chesty Puller”. It was Colonel Puller coined the phrase “Raggedy Ass Marines”.Those young Marines that Chesty Puller Commanded destroyed the myth of the Japanese Army and Japanese Marines couldn’t be beat. As the Marines we’re leaving the Canal their uniforms were torn and hanging on their thin frames. Chesty Puller said he was proud of the Raggedy Ass Marines and the name stuck.
SEMPER FI!
This is one of the battles that defined the United States Marine
Corps in World War Two. This book is fiction. However, it is one of the best books I have read about the Battle for Guadalcanal.
The characters are believable and the story is fast paced.
If you are interested in the fighting in the Pacific or the Marine Corps this is a must read. The Americans who fought in the battle it was “the Canal”. To the thousands of Imperial Japanese Army and the Japanese Marines that fought and died there it was called “Starvation Island “. Out of this battle came a Marine Corps Legend “Chesty Puller”. It was Colonel Puller coined the phrase “Raggedy Ass Marines”.Those young Marines that Chesty Puller Commanded destroyed the myth of the Japanese Army and Japanese Marines couldn’t be beat. As the Marines we’re leaving the Canal their uniforms were torn and hanging on their thin frames. Chesty Puller said he was proud of the Raggedy Ass Marines and the name stuck.
SEMPER FI!
July 10, 2017
Liked it from the very beginning. The history was spot-on, and the details intriguing. Can't wait to read more of his books.
September 1, 2020
Every Shape, Every Shadow is a very well written historical fiction. I enjoyed the entire book and it was hard to put down. The characters were very real and likable. The story of Guadalcanal is such an epic battle. Roger Conlee did a wonderful job describing the struggles the Marines had fighting this battle. I mostly recommend this very good novel.
June 27, 2019
I am not a history reading kind of gal. But I love Conlee's books. He is a master of blending fiction and history for an intriguing read.
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