Guadalcanal Diary (Modern Library War)

Guadalcanal Diary (Modern Library War)

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 t…

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