Guadalcanal Diary
by Richard Tregaskis
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryhistoricalwarunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyall consuming quest
Boxlist takeA grounded, heavy biography: moving and morally murky. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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About This Book
"This 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 those on Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, Richard Tregaskis volunteered to be there.
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- Author
- Richard Tregaskis
- Published
- 1943
- Pages
- 240
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