A Time of War: Remembering Guadalcanal, A Battle Without Maps » (1st Edition)

Author of the 1956 best-selling examination of modern American society, , Whyte offers a personal account of the battle of Guadalcanal, with discussion of the lessons US armed forces learned from the conflict. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Library Journal

The small Pacific island of Guadalcanal is known mostly as the site of one of the major battles of World War II. Whyte's previously unpublished memoir adds new depth to our understanding of this pivotal encounter between U.S. Marines and Japanese armed forces and to our appreciation of the author of The Organization Man. Whyte joined the Marines in 1941, just months before Pearl Harbor, and became a Marine intelligence officer. His memoir emphasizes the inadequacy of planning on both sides and the confusion associated with armed conflict. It offers an engaging and insightful look at the complex reality of battle. Readers who have enjoyed Whyte's classic writings on business, urban planning, and the built environment will find this compact book equally entertaining. Recommended for larger libraries and especially for collections on military history.--Kent Worcester, Marymount Manhattan Coll., New York Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.\