Joining the Marines -- Boot camp -- The Fifth Marines -- The Second Marines -- Tulagi and Guadalcanal -- Respite in New Zealand -- Tarawa -- Saipan and Tinian -- Camp Pendleton -- China -- Rejoining the world

"Chronicling the growth of a recruit from boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, to a seasoned troop leader, this memoir also relates the experiences of the 200 soldiers in A Company, First Battalion, Second Marines, as they engaged in island warfare in the South Pacific at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian"--Provided by publisher