Shots Fired in Anger: A Rifleman's Eye View of the Activities on the Island of Guadalcanal, in the Solomons, During the Elimination of the Japanese Forces there by the American Army under General Patch Whose Troops Included the 132nd Infantry of the Illinois National Guard, a Combat Unit of the American Division in which Organization the Author Served while Encountering the Experiences Described Herein. CONTENTS Apology ix I. RIFLE RANGE DAYS A Hobby 3 Fort Sheridan, July '38 6 Camp Perry, September '39 9 II. THE SAD BEGINNING Training Days 13 Shoving Off for the Pacific 23 III. THE GUADALCANAL FIGHT Beachhead Existence 31 Henderson Field 43 Sniping in the Point Cruiz Groves 49 Night on Guadalcanal 59 Fighting Beyond the Beachhead 66 Hurry Up and Wait 76 Raisin Jack 86 Approach to Battle 90 The Fight for Mount Austen 104 A Shore to Shore Operation 129 Mop Up on the Tanamboga River 141 Rest for the Weary 153 Bushwackin' 160 Back to the Beachhead 179 Patrol to the Boondocks 187 Again 227 Out of It 232 IV. THE TOOLS USED Japanese Use of Rifles 247 Japanese Rifles 257 The Model 1939-7,70101 Rifles 270 The "Thirty Year" Carbine 278 The Model 44 6.5mm Carbine 287 The M38 6.5mm Sniper Rifle 291 The Nambu Pistol 300 The "Baby Nambu" 310 The Nambu Lights 315 The Original Nambu 333 Japanese Grenades 339 Japanese Mortars 355 Japanese Artillery 372 Anti-Tank Guns 378 Japanese Small Arms Ammunition 381 Our Own Guns 384 The Next Time 416 Digitized by Google books.


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