The Class of '42: Marines in WW II

Tucker Giblin is one of the very few enlisted Marines to write about very personal experiences in combat. Honest, direct, not politically correct and is so well written as to evoke comparisons with Saving Private Ryan. The Class of 1942: Marines in WW II is carefully documented and is a basic reference for 1st Marine Division combat operations on Guadalcanal; Cape Gloucester, New Britain and Bloody Pelelieu. If one wants to read a first hand account of actual combat in the jungles of the Pacific Island, read Tucker's book