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He was the winner of the george polk award in 1964 for reporting under hazardous conditions. This book covers just the first two months of the guadalcanal campaign. 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. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read john f. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this guadalcanal diary study guide and get instant access to the following. Guadalcanal diary by richard tregaskis, paperback barnes.
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