Across The Dark Islands Summary

Across The Dark Islands was written by Floyd W. Radike who was an officer in the National Guard. He wrote this book to show his experience in the National Guard before and after the war and to also show us how the conditions were in the front lines of the war.He was with his unit in the Battles of Guadalcanal, New Georgia, The battle of Luzon and also for a short amount of time in Japan. Floyd W. Radike was a junior officer who served firstly as a line company platoon officer and then as time went on he was chosen to be commander of the Battalion Recon Platoon and that really helped out in certain times in the war. Inside this book, you will find many accounts of humor, bravery, courage and for the most part hardships. It will also help you understand that the Marines and Navy were not the only two branches of the Armed forces to be honored for helping out in the South Pacific.
It was true that the Marines were first in, but the Army stayed for the long haul and helped finish the job. During that time it was even more impressive that the army stayed because the conditions that they had to endure during that
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