Richard Tregaskis. I read it. BTW, it covers the Guadalcanal campaign from August to September. I wonder if Tregaskis caught a bit of malaria while there.
A good read on the naval aspect of the Guadalcanal fight is Hornfischer’s Neptune’s Inferno.
While most folks go on about the Marine casualties the Navy lost over twice what the Marines did
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