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Guadalcanal Diary

by Richard Tregaskis · 1943

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WWII history of Guadalcanal.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thisbiographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
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war and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisWorld War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of this
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military historymilitary historyMore like thisLess of thisAmerican historyAmerican historyMore like thisLess of thisjournalistsjournalistsMore like thisLess of this
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World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thisSolomon IslandsSolomon IslandsMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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adult
Length
medium · 250 pages

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