A young Marine in the Second Marine Regiment is followed from August 10, 1942 to the end of World War II. He participates in action on the Solomon Islands, the Tarawa Atoll and the Mariana Island of Saipan. In addition to the campaigns, events at rest areas in New Zealand and Hawaii are described. The Novel is fiction based on fact. Actual battle and battle conditions were similar to the action in the novel. However, all characters are fictional.
