Alone on Guadalcanal: A Coastwatcher's Story (Bluejacket Books) - Softcover
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This remarkable memoir tells the compelling story of the near-mythic British district officer who helped shape the first great Allied counteroffensive. Scottish-born and Cambridge-educated, Martin Clemens managed to survive months behind Japanese lines in one of the most unfriendly climates and terrains in the world. After countless partisan and spy missions, in 1942 he emerged from the jungle and integrated his Melanesian commando force into the heart of the 1st Marine Division's operations, earning the unfettered admiration of such legendary Marine officers as Vandegrift, Thomas, Twining, Edson, and Pate. This book is based on a journal Clemens kept during the war and might well be the last critical source of analysis of the Solomon's campaign. His eyewitness accounts of harrowing long-distance patrols and life on the run from shadowy Japanese intelligence operatives and treacherous islanders are unmatched in the literature of the Pacific war. First published in 1998, the story, with an introduction by Allan R. Millett, is essential and enjoyable reading.
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Martin Clemens served as a British colonial administrator in the Pacific, Palestine, and Cyprus, specializing in political administration and antiterrorism
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First trade paperback edition, published by BlueJacket Books, 2004. Martin Clemens memoir of his time as a coastwatcher behind Japanese lines on Guadalcanal during World War II. 342 pages, with Index, glossary, Notes, Maps, and a section of photos, 6" X 9". Erased former price on the top corner of the first text page, but no writing besides that, no former ownership marks. Not a remainder, not a library discard. Very slight crease to the spine, barely visible. Very slight wear to the fore edge of the text block from use. Attached are some photos of the copy we have in our inventory. Seller Inventory # 26-04394
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Minor shelf wear, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. Handsome, articulate, and courageous, the Scottish-born, Cambridge-educated Clemens managed to survive years behind Japanese lines in one of the most unfriendly climates and terrains in the world. After many partisan and spy missions, in 1942 he emerged from the jungle and integrated his Melanesian commando force into the heart of the 1st Marine Division's operations, earning decorations and the unfettered admiration of now-legendary Marine officers like Vandegrift, Thomas, Twining, Edson, and Pate. His unique perspective, fleshed out from detailed diary entries, provides a revealing - not always flattering - portrait of the Solomons campaign and the Marines who directed it. Seller Inventory # 251109006
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