2017 marks the 75th anniversary of the battle. Read on for an excerpt from Guadalcanal Diary, and then download the book.

United States Marines rest in a field during the Guadalcanal campaign.
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U.S. Marines debark from LCP(L)s (Landing Craft Personnel (Large)) onto Guadalcanal on 7 August 1942.
Photo Credit: U.S. Marine Corps via Wikimedia Commons
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