Hell in the Pacific : : a Marine Rifleman's Journey From Guadalcanal to Peleliu

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Includes index.
A nice day for a boat ride -- Always a Marine at heart -- Disaster at sea, slaughter ashore -- Bushido takes a beating -- Japan's offensive hits a wall -- "We've got the bastards licked" -- Red mud, red blood, green hell -- The crab and coconut wars -- Peleliu, "A terrible mistake" -- The worst nightmare yet -- Going back to the real world.
A memoir of the veteran author's experiences as a member of the famed K/3/5 First Marine Division during the pivotal invasion of Guadalcanal describes his command at Peleliu and losses of several friends.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: ix, 305 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781451659139
145165913X

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Sloan, Bill, 1935-

SUBJECTS
McEnery, Jim, -- 1919-
United States. -- Marine Corps -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
Marines -- Biography.