{"product_id":"kill-do-not-release-censored-marine-corps-stories-from-world-war-ii-paperback-softback-9781531510404","title":"Kill–Do not Release; Censored Marine Corps Stories from World War II (Paperback \/ softback) 9781531510404","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eKill–Do not Release\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCensored Marine Corps Stories from World War II\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDouglass K. Daniel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781531510404\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 August 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 18 b\/w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.417 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fighter-Writer\" reports from major battles in the Pacific highlight what America’s Marines endured in World War II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDouglass K. Daniel presents a fascinating trove of previously classified material withheld from the public because of government and public relations concerns at the time, including tactical details that could inadvertently aid the enemy, battlefield gore that could disturb readers, and the gamut of issues of taste. Navy censors in the field and editors at Marine Corps headquarters in Washington were also on alert for any material that could negatively affect the Corps itself or the overall war effort. Soul-searching stories that questioned the nature of war were rejected lest they sow doubt stateside about the cause for which so many lives were being lost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBehind the bylines was a new breed of storytellers. Considered \"fighter-writers,\" Marine combat correspondents, or CCs, carried typewriters as well as weapons. The Marine Corps Division of Public Relations recruited them from America’s newsrooms to join the fight that stretched from Guadalcanal and the bloody assault on Tarawa to the black sands of Iwo Jima and the dense jungles of Okinawa. Their approved work appeared in civilian newspapers, magazines, and other national and local media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection also highlights the unique efforts of the CCs and the public relations officers who commanded them. While they were assigned to report and write, they were Marines first. They eagerly put aside their notebooks to take up arms against the enemy as needed. Many were wounded in battle, and more than a dozen were killed, giving their lives to get the story behind the most significant conflict in human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/b\u003e  1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 \u003c\/b\u003eA Dangerous Publicity Campaign   7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 \u003c\/b\u003eIn the Jungles of Guadalcanal   23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 \u003c\/b\u003eSomewhere in the South Pacific   45\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 \u003c\/b\u003eFour Bloody Days on Tarawa   71\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 \u003c\/b\u003eFrom New Britain to the Marshalls   97\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6\u003c\/b\u003e Sweeping the Marianas: Saipan, Guam, and Tinian   122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 \u003c\/b\u003ePayback at Peleliu   149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 \u003c\/b\u003eInvisible Heroes: Black Marines and Sailors in the Pacific   161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 \u003c\/b\u003eThirty-Six Days on Iwo Jima   182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 \u003c\/b\u003eOkinawa and Imperial Japan's Last Stand   202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 \u003c\/b\u003eLife in the Marine Corps   219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpilogue \u003c\/b\u003e  239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/i\u003e  249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes \u003c\/i\u003e  251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography \u003c\/i\u003e  275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex \u003c\/i\u003e  279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhotos follow page 148\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702467031320,"sku":"9781531510404","price":22.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/kill-do-not-release-censored-marine-corps-stories-from-world-war-ii-paperback-softback-9781531510404","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}