Title |
Goodbye, darkness a memoir of the Pacific
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Names |
Manchester, William.
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Book Number |
DB015804
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
Personal story of World War II in which the author returns to the jungle islands where he fought as a Marine Corps sergeant. He recollects the grisly encounters, disillusionment, fear, and panicky self-preservation he felt and witnessed on the field of combat. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller.
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Narrator |
Butz, Bob.
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Local Subject |
Adult Book - AD
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Short Book - SH
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Bestseller - Non-Fiction - BEN
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War - World War II - WNF2
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War (Non-Fiction) - WNF
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Biography & Autobiography - BIO
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History, United States - HUS
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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Audience Notes |
Bestseller.
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Contains descriptions of sex.
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Male narrator.
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Contains strong language.
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LC Subject |
Authors, American - 20th century - Biography
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Soldiers - Biography
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World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, American
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World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Ocean
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Call Number |
940.548373 ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
1980
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 1980 (Talking Book Publishers, recording studio).
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: 1st ed. Boston : Little, Brown, c1980.
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