South Pacific Diary, 1942-1943

by Mack Morriss

Overview

What was preserved and appears in print here for the first time is a unique chronical of the war in the South Pacific from the perspective of a sensitive twenty-four year old sergeant who wrote for the Army's in-house paper, 'Yank, The Army Weekly.'Ronnie Day introduces Morriss's diary and illuminates the work with extensive notes based on private papers, government documents, travel in the Solomon Islands, and the recollections of men mentioned in the diary. Here is a tale of the South Pacific that will not soon be forgotten.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813189543
Publisher:	University Press of Kentucky
Publication date:	12/14/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Mack Morriss, author of The Proving Ground, a novel based on his wartime experiences, died in 1975. Ronnie Day is professor and chair of the Department of History at East Tennessee State University.

Editorial Reviews

The diary of 24-year-old Sergeant Mack Morriss, who was a writer for Yank in the South Pacific, chronicling his experiences during the war. The account is personal, youthful, and covers missions to bomb Japanese installations as well as the bars of Auckland. The writing is gratefully not sentimental, documenting the leadership's competence and ineptitude equally, and portraying the friendships that form under the intensity of combat stress. Editor Day's notes provide important historical reference. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Lively, colorful, and simply and forcefully written. It is a personal journey, giving not only an account of the battles but also of the life in the barracks and bars.

Knoxville News-Sentinel

Beautifully edited, this diary provides a detailed look at a very introspective World War II reporter.

Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

"Lively, colorful, and simply and forcefully written. It is a personal journey, giving not only an account of the battles but also of the life in the barracks and bars." — Knoxville News-Sentinel

"Beautifully edited, this diary provides a detailed look at a very introspective World War II reporter." — Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

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