Goodbye, darkness a memoir of the Pacific War
A personal memoir of the author while serving in the Pacific during World War II as a foot soldier in the Marines.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Little, Brown,
c1980.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | A personal memoir of the author while serving in the Pacific during World War II as a foot soldier in the Marines. |
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| Physical Description: | 401 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780316501118 0316501115 9780316545013 0316545015 |
| Author Notes: | He was a journalist for several years before becoming the managing editor of Wesleyan University's publications office. He spent the rest of his career at the University, serving in various roles including adjunct professor of history and writer-in-residence. In addition to several novels, her wrote a number of historical and biographical works. Among them are The Death of a President, which won the Dag Hammarskjold International Literary Prize and American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964. His last major work was a three-part biography of Winston Churchill, entitled The Last Lion. He received the Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award in 2000. Manchester died on June 1, 2004, at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) |
