CONTENTS

Forewords, by Gen. Alexander Archer Vandegrift and Sir Philip Mitchell

Preface

Guadalcanal and Martin Clemens, by Allan R. Millett

1“And there we were . . .”

2In Harm’s Way

3Clearing the Decks

4Visitors, Welcome and Otherwise

5A Watcher in the West

6A European Murdered

7In Which We Prepare for the Worst, and the Enemy Arrives

8The Battle of the Coral Sea

9Some Unexpected Guests

10“The district officer has gone.”

11“Japan ’e come ’long Guadalcanal”

12“When creeping murmur. . . !”

13“Devil b’long Chimi sing out!”

14Retreat to Vungana

15“Oh! Lord, how long?”

16Watch and Pray

17The Marines Have Landed

18Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire:
The Battle of the Tenaru

19Attacked on All Sides

20Backs to the Wall

21Nip and Tuck

22Advance to the Rear

23Hammer and Tongs

24All’s Well That Ends Well

Epilogue

Maps

Notes

Glossary

Index