Bartsch, William H.,  1933- <br/><br/>
Victory fever on Guadalcanal :  Japan's first land defeat of World War II / 
William H. Bartsch ; foreword by Richard B. Frank. 
 - First edition. 
 - 1 online resource (362 pages) :  illustrations, maps, portraits. 
 - Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ;  number 147 .
 - Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ;  no. 147. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>"You shitheads are here to learn to fight!" -- "Vandegrift, I have some very disconcerting news" -- "I'm beginning to doubt whether there's a Jap on the whole damned island" -- "May I retake Tulagi too?" -- "The bastards are in the trees!" -- "Was this going to be the real test?" -- "F--k Babe Ruth!" -- "Crying, praying, and cursing all at the same time" -- "Goddamn, they got me in the eyes!" -- "We aren't going to let those people lay up there all day" -- Epilogue -- Appendix A. Officers, 1st Marine Regiment, Combat Group B (Reinforced), Tenaru River Subsector -- Appendix B. Officers, 1st Marine Regiment, Combat Group B (Reinforced), South Subsector -- Appendix C. US Marine casualties, Battle of the Tenaru, August 21, 1942 -- Appendix D. Officers and staff, First Echelon, Ichiki Detachment. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781623492205 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>D767.98  / .B37 2014eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>940.54/265933