![]() ![]() Because it was written by a crack newspaperman, who knew how to do his job. As the jacket of the book's first edition noted, "This is a new chapter in the story of the United States Marines. ![]() Tregaskis' most renowned book, Guadalcanal Diary, recorded his experiences with the Marines on Guadalcanal. He subsequently covered the war in Europe against Germany and Italy. (In fact, Tregaskis was one of only two journalists on location at Guadalcanal.)Ĭover of a present-day edition of Richard Tregaskis' book Guadalcanal DiaryĪssigned 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. entered World War II, Tregaskis volunteered as a combat correspondent representing the International News Service. Prior to World War II he worked as a journalist for the Boston American Record newspaper. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Tregaskis attended the Pingry School in Elizabeth and the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey before going to college at Harvard University. ![]()
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