The war was considerably more brutal in later years. In addition to writing articles for the ins wire service, tregaskis kept a diary of his experience with the marines. Guadalcanal diary is a nonfiction diary of richard tregaskis s experience on guadalcanal as a news correspondent. Guadalcanal diary by tregaskis, richard used books and. Apr 17, 2000 i read authors guadalcanal diary and pt 109 books years ago and did not realize that this book had the same author until i was about 23 through the book. Buy vietnam diary by richard tregaskis online at alibris. Unlike some of those on guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, richard tregaskis volunteered to be there.
Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to. On august 7, 1942, eleven thousand us marines landed on tulagi and guadalcanal islands in the south pacific. Tregaskis served as a war correspondent during world war ii, the korean war, and the vietnam war. Born in elizabeth, new jersey, tregaskis graduated from harvard university and reported for the boston american before joining the international news service. Great narrative on early days of vietnam war its a great book by richard and gives a good account of what it was like to fight the early days of the war. Richard tregaskis 19161973 was a journalist and awardwinning author best known for guadalcanal diary 1943, his bestselling chronicle of the us marine corps invasion of the solomon islands during world war ii. Guadalcanal diary by richard tregaskis, 9780679640233, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Although tregaskis is present throughout the narrative as observer, his attention is almost. Tregaskis has written a lot of diaries and witnessed a lot of warfare in the past twentyodd years. Guadalcanal diary by richard tregaskis, paperback barnes.
This book gives an incredible incite to the early years of american involvement in the vietnam war. Tregaskis most renowned book, guadalcanal diary, recorded his experiences with the marines on guadalcanal. Building the bases the history of construction in southeast asia. This book covers just the first two months of the guadalcanal campaign. On august 7, 1942, eleven thousand us marines landed on tulagi and guadalcanal islands in. In the first american offensive of world war ii, tregaskis went ashore with the marines at guadalcanal on august 7, 1942 and stayed with them for the next six weeks while they fought for survival against the japanese. Books by richard tregaskis author of guadalcanal diary. The author, a wellknown author of guadalcanal fame, wrote about his experiences. The paperback of the guadalcanal diary by richard tregaskis at barnes.
Richard tregaskis, author, dead at 56 the new york times. He was the winner of the george polk award in 1964 for reporting under hazardous conditions. Nov 15, 2016 guadalcanal diary ebook written by richard tregaskis. Richard tregaskis s most popular book is guadalcanal diary. Tregaskiss account, published in 1943 as guadalcanal diary, was a bestseller and adapted into a movie starring preston foster, lloyd nolan, william bendix, richard conte, and anthony quinn. He was a volunteer, and knew what he was getting into, but still was up to the challenge of war. Guadalcanal diary richard tregaskis hardcover 1st ed us marine corps 1943 n 8. Richard tregaskis was a journalist and author, best known for his work guadalcanal diary in 1943. Though there are many and more recent books on this important battle, guadalcanal diary is combat reporting at its best. Discover book depositorys huge selection of richard tregaskis books online. Books in the collection include guadalcanal diary 1943. Richard tregaskis 19161973 was an american journalist and author.
This vietnam diary hardback book by richard tregaskis will make a good addition to your collection. The cover of the guadalcanal diary by richard tregaskis. Vietnam diary hardback book by richard tregaskis ebay. He is survived by his widow, moana, and his mother, mrs. In fact, tregaskis was one of only two journalists on location at guadalcanal. Mar 26, 2019 one of the greatest war movies of all time, combining actionpacked, highcaliber battle sequences with quintessential foxholebuddy camaraderie.
Author of guadalcanal diary, x15 diary, stronger than fear, the warrior king, invasion diary, last plane to shanghai, southeast asia. Vietnam diary by richard tregaskis 1 edition first published in 1963 not in library. Powered by ebay turbo lister the free listing tool. This celebrated classic gives a soldierseyeview of the guadalcanal battles crucial to world war ii, the war that continues to fascinate us all. An authority on the wars against communism is asia, tregaskis has reported extensively on the chinese civil war, korea, the guerrilla wars in indochina, malaya, and indonesia. Guadalcanal diary is a memoir written by war correspondent richard tregaskis and originally published by random house on january 1, 1943. Guadalcanal diary by richard tregaskis, 1943 hardcover first printing. Assigned to cover the war in the pacific, tregaskis spent part of august and most of september, 1942 reporting on marines on guadalcanal, a pivotal campaign in the war against japan. If this book isnt up to guadalcanal diary and some of his others for stirring truelife adventure, well, the fault may not be entirely his own. Richard tregaskis is best known as the pioneering war correspondent who wrote the famed book, guadalcanal diary, a blend of memoir and war reporting based on his time as an ontheground correspondent in the.
The book recounts the authors time with the united states marine corps on guadalcanal in the early stages of the pivotal monthslong battle there starting in 1942 tregaskis relates combat and conversation in an easily readable vernacular, citing the full. He remains best known for his first book, guadalcanal diary. Vietnam diary by richard tregaskis overdrive rakuten. He was a writer, known for fair wind to java 1953, guadalcanal diary 1943 and force of arms 1951. He received the overseas press clubs george polk award in 1964 for firstperson. Appropriately, he focuses the book on the fighting men rather than himself.
International shipping will require additional postage. Writer and correspondent richard tregaskis covered world war ii, korea and vietnam from a frontline perspective. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read guadalcanal diary. Tregaskis, who died in 1973, went on to cover other world war ii. This celebrated classic gives a soldierseyeview of the guadalcanal battlescrucial to world war ii, the war that continues to fascinate us all, and to military history in general. 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.
I read authors guadalcanal diary and pt 109 books years ago and did not realize that this book had the same author until i was about 23 through the book. Guadalcanal diary by richard tregaskis, first edition. Guadalcanal diary the national wwii museum new orleans. Guadalcanal diary by lewis seiler lewis seiler, preston s. Landing with the marines in august 1942, he was a forerunner of todays embedded reporters. Tregaskis 1943, 1st printing usmc in wwii, 1942 ebay. Richard tregaskis collection howard gotlieb archival research. Experienced military readers think of the m60, m16, hueys, and jet fighters but the early years of the war were fought with wwii weapons and antiquated aircraft. Guadalcanal diary landmark books, 55 by richard tregaskis 1 edition. Richard tregaskis november 28, 1916 august 15, 1973 was a reporter for the international news service who served as a frontline reporter for the marines during both theatres of operation. Richard tregaskis has 16 books on goodreads with 8320 ratings. Guadalcanal diary by tregaskis, richard and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Richard tregaskis was born in elizabeth, new jersey, on november 28, 1916, and educated at the pingrie day school for boys, elizabeth, new jersey, at peddie school, hightstonsic, new jersey, and at harvard university. Richard william tregaskis november 28, 1916 august 15, 1973 was an american journalist.
Cornelius greenway best wishes to one of the experts on the pt109 episode in naval history, richard tregaskis. Tregaskis was 26 at the time, like a lot of folks on guadalcanal, he was eventually evacuated when he got sick. Buy a cheap copy of guadalcanal diary book by richard tregaskis. Tregaskis did a very nice job on thissetting the standard for modern war correspondents. Vietnam diary is a remarkable book that takes the reader to the heart of what it was like to be fighting in this vicious war. Early book on vietnam war before us forces took on a majority of the fighting. Richard william tregaskis november 28, 1916 august 15, 1973 was an american journalist and author whose bestknown work is guadalcanal diary 1943, an account of just the first several weeks in august september 1942 of the u. The collection of richard tregaskis consists of manuscripts, correspondence, personal. Vietnam is a tedious, frustrating kind of war, especially for the 14,000 americans involved in it. Richard tregaskis books list of books by author richard.
Guadalcanal diary book richard tregaskis picture version 1943 random house. Like guadalcanal diary, i will cherish this book always. The principal focus of this war diary is on the people and events that shape the battle for guadalcanal. Tregaskis later covered cold warera conflicts in china, korea, and vietnam. Tregaskis was ineligible for the draft as he had type 1 diabetes and he instead became a reporter during the guadalcanal campaign on a small island in the solomon islands in late 1942 and early 1943. Richard tregaskis 191673 was a noted correspondent and writer who reported on several wars, including the second world war and the korean and vietnam conflicts. Tregaskis has a way of giving depth to men mentioned in the book. The incidents in the diary are tied together by an offscreen narrator into a cohesive storyline. One of only two onlocation news correspondents, he lived alongside the soldiers. While the book is 1st printing written on first inside page, the dust jacket may not be 1st printing no price. Tregaskis himself became a casualty of world war ii later in 1943, when in sicily a piece of german shrapnel went. An onlocation news correspondent at the time, one of only two on guadalcanal, he lived alongside the soldiers.
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While writing the manuscript for guadalcanal diary, richard tregaskis experienced profound and acute emotions as he recounted the stories of the men he had lived with on the island, and was grateful that he was still alive. Find guadalcanal diary by tregaskis, richard at biblio. Richard tregaskis was born on november 28, 1916 in elizabeth, new jersey, usa. Martinique, nicaragua, peru, pakistan, paraguay, reunion. The book recounts the authors time with the united states marine corps on guadalcanal in the early stages of the pivotal monthslong battle there starting in 1942. The book had more information about aircraft and equipment than any vietnam war book i have read. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. A superb eyewitness account of one of the bloodiest and most pivotal battles of world war ii mark bowden, author of black hawk down. Vietnam diary 1963 documents the increased involvement of u. Guadalcanal diary by richard tregaskis, first edition abebooks. The history of world war ii war correspondent richard tregaskis, the author of the.
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