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The gritty combat memoir of a Marine Corps artilleryman and forward observer

As a married man and Stanford graduate student nearing thirty, Christopher Donner would likely have qualified for an exemption from the draft. Like most of his generation, however, he responded promptly to the call to arms after Pearl Harbor. His wartime experiences in the Pacific Theater were seared into his consciousness, and in early 1946 he set out to preserve those memories while they were still fresh. Sixty-five years later, Donner’s memoir is now available to the public.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
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  1. Contents
  2. p. viii
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  1. Editor’s Note A Brief Reader’s Aid as to Unit Types and Designations
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. xi-xii
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-16
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  1. 1 April to June 1943
  2. pp. 17-28
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  1. 2 June 30, 1943, to December 27, 1944
  2. pp. 29-46
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  1. 3 December 27, 1944, to March 31, 1945
  2. pp. 47-57
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  1. 4 April 1 to April 12, 1945
  2. pp. 58-76
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  1. 5 April 12 to May 6, 1945
  2. pp. 77-89
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  1. 6 May 7 to June 11, 1945
  2. pp. 90-110
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  1. 7 June 11 to August 14, 1945
  2. pp. 111-115
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  1. Appendix A
  2. pp. 116-117
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  1. Appendix B
  2. pp. 118-119
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  1. Appendix C
  2. p. 120
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  1. Appendix D
  2. p. 121
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 123-131
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  1. Glossary
  2. pp. 132-136
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 137-145
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  1. Images
  2. pp. 159-183
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