Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Beyond: A Mud Marine’s Memoir of the Pacific Island War

by William W. Rogal

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 marines in A Company, First Battalion, Second Marines, as they engaged in island warfare in the South Pacific at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian.

214 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2010

Reviews

[Caitlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

love these ww2 memoirs

Although this book lacked the extreme fighting that some other books have; it’s very interesting to read about how these guys lived and fought while overseas. Thank god for the “greatest generation “!