Richard Tregaskis
Richard Tregaskis (1916-1973) was an American journalist and author. Tregaskis served as a war correspondent during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He received the Overseas Press Club’s George Polk Award in 1964 for first-person reporting under hazardous circumstances.
All Books By Richard Tregaskis
Guadalcanal Diary
- By: Richard Tregaskis
- Narrator: Pete Cross
- Length: 8 hours 59 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: November 08, 2016
- Language: English
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4.28(3333 ratings)
This celebrated classic gives a soldier’s-eye-view of the Guadalcanal battles; crucial to World War II, the war that continues to fascinate us all. Unlike some of those on Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, Richard Tregaskis volunteered to be there. One of only two on-location news correspondents, he lived alongside the soldiers: sleeping on the ground–only to be awoken by air raids–eating meager rations, and braving some of the most dangerous battlefields of World War II. He more than once narrowly escaped the enemy’s fire, and so we have this incisive and exciting inside account of the groundbreaking initial landing of U.S. troops on Guadalcanal. This 2nd edition features a new Introduction by Mark Bowden, renowned journalist and author of Black Hawk Down.
... Read moreInvasion Diary
- By: Richard Tregaskis
- Narrator: Pat Grimes
- Length: 7 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: November 29, 2016
- Language: English
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4.23(236 ratings)
The Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy in 1943 were bloody and pivotal, securing the Mediterranean, capitalizing on the overthrow of Mussolini, and pinning down German troops that could have been used on the Russian Front or in France after D-Day. The men who made the Allied victories in Sicily and Italy possible-soldiers and officers, bombardiers and drivers, doctors and generals-are honored and remembered in these pages by famed war correspondent Richard Tregaskis. His experiences take him from bomb-bay doors over Rome, to the chaotic front lines in Italy, where he nearly died from a shrapnel wound. The uniquely American features of the Second World War are unforgettably inscribed through the pen of Richard Tregaskis.
... Read moreJohn F. Kennedy and PT-109
- By: Richard Tregaskis
- Narrator: Sean Runnette
- Length: 3 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: November 08, 2016
- Language: English
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3.79(130 ratings)
X-15 Diary
- By: Richard Tregaskis
- Narrator: Chris Sorensen
- Length: 14 hours 32 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: November 08, 2016
- Language: English
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3.94(47 ratings)
Built of titanium and a chrome-nickel alloy known as Inconel X, the X-15 was the fastest plane ever built, streaking through the lower reaches of outer space even before the first space capsules reached orbit. First tested in 1959, the X-15 proved to be a crucial testing ground for the astronauts and hardware in the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and even the Space Shuttle programs. Celebrated reporter Richard Tregaskis spent time with the pilots, engineers, and other key personnel involved in the project. We learn of the years of planning and design, devastating onboard explosions, exhilarating triumphs, and, above all, the personal and professional sacrifices that paved the way for the enduring legacy of the blisteringly fast X-15 rocket plane.
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