To anyone unfamiliar with the Richard Tregaskis book, the picture version may or may not be a faithful adaptation [by Jerry Cady] of the original. But it is without question a painstaking, dignified ...

In the summer of 1942, during the first seven weeks of fierce fighting between U.S. Marines and the Japanese on Guadalcanal, an island in the Solomons, the Americans were watched over by a young ...

When we think today of World War II, and watch movies about the era, it pays to keep in mind two points: It was the worst thing that ever happened. And it came a mere 21 years after the Great War -- ...

On August 7, 1942 war correspondent Richard Tregaskis took part in the US Marine invasion of Guadalcanal. His experiences became the basis for a book entitled Guadalcanal Diary. A year later, director ...

A colorful, first-hand account of the landing and early stages of the Marine campaign on Guadalcanal and Tulagi. Loading... Please enable JavaScript for this site to ...