Kill-Do Not Release: Censored Marine Corps Stories from World War II (World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension)

"Fighter-Writer" reports from major battles in the Pacific highlight what America’s Marines endured in World War IIDouglass 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. Behind 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 fro