Faithful warriors : a combat marine remembers the pacific war

Ladd, Dean (Author). Weingartner, Steven. (Added Author).

Summary: Faithful Warriors is a memoir of World War II in the Pacific by a combat veteran of the 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. Written with award-winning author Steven Weingartner, Ladd's book chronicles his experiences as a junior officer in some of the fiercest fighting of the war in the Pacific. His recollections and descriptions of life--and death--on the far-flung island battlefronts of the Pacific War are vividly rendered, augmented by the recollections of a number of the men with whom he served. This memoir tells the story of how both Ladd and the Marine Corps came of age during hist.

Record details

ISBN: 1612510175
ISBN: 9781612510170
Physical Description: 1 online resource : map, photograph
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Publisher: New York : Naval Institute Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword; Preface; Prologue; Chapter 1: From Spokane to Samoa; Chapter 2: Guadalcanal; Chapter 3: Battles on the Matanikau; Chapter 4. To the Bitter End; Chapter 5. Heaven; Chapter 6. Hell; Chapter 7. Hawaiian Interlude; Chapter 8. Saipan; Chapter 9. Banzai; Chapter 10. The Last Campaign; Epilogue; Index; About the Authors.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.