Book excerpt: Excerpt from Pocket Guide to New Caledonia You. Are fortunate that this island is to be your station for the/time being. New Caledonia is the only island in the western South Seas which is wholly free of fever. The public health problems are minor. If you take care of yourself, you will thrive on the island, and will find your self among friends. The trail has been well blazed for you. The conduct of your fellow soldiers in New Cale donia has been good. They have not only adjusted them selves easily to their situation but have won the respect and admiration of the New Caledonian's. The New Caledonia natives are your loyal comrades in arms. Some of them are wearing the uniform of your country, wearing it proudly, and speaking eagerly of themselves as American forces. For approximately twoyears New Caledonia natives gave excellent and loyal service to the American troops as guides. Though they no longer serve in this capacity, many still work with the, American forces as service corps troops. The Ameri can troops in New Caledonia wear khaki. The New Caledonia natives (and this term will be used throughout the guide to designate the original inhabitants) who are serving with us ask for a modified 0. D. Uniform because they do not like the feel of cotton. With the forming of forces for the Coral Sea battle the whole issue in the Southwest Pacific became clouded by doubt, and they flocked to our colors byithe. Scores because they were ready to fight. Some of these dark - skinned men are war riors who have won decorations on the battlefields of France during the First World War. Mutual respect be tween you will develop naturally. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.