This book has been brought to publication by the generous assistance of Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest.

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© 1998 by Martin Clemens

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First Bluejacket Books printing, 2004
ISBN 978-1-6125-1203-7

The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows: Clemens, Martin, 1915–

Alone on Guadalcanal : a coastwatcher’s story / Martin Clemens.

p. cm.

Includes index.

1. Clemens, Martin, 1915– –Diaries. 2. World War, 1939–1945–Campaigns–Solomon Islands–Guadalcanal. 3. World War, 1939–1945–Personal narratives, British. 4. Military service, Voluntary–United States. 5. Intelligence officers—Great Britain—Biography. I. Title.

D767.98.C53 1998

940.54’26–dc21

[b]

98–34092

Frontispiece: Martin Clemens’s bomb-battered diary