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Masterful pacing, vivid character sketches, and gripping action blend with rigorous historical detail in Samuel B. Griffith II's The Battle for Guadalcanal.
Launched on August 7, 1942, to protect Allied control of the strategic South Pacific islands, the Guadalcanal operation was the most costly American offensive in the history of the U.S. Navy up to that time. Griffith, who fought with Edson's Raiders on Guadalcanal, describes in gritty detail the vicious close-range fighting, the valiant defense of the Henderson Field airstrip, and the dramatic naval engagements that led, in February 1943, to an American victory.
Drawing on American and Japanese sources, Griffith explains the strategic decisions that shaped the conflict as well as the determination and endurance of combatants on both sides. A breathtaking narrative of military action anchored by a historian's objectivity, The Battle for Guadalcanal is a story of raw courage, desperate measures, and ultimate triumph.Details
- Title The Battle for Guadalcanal
- Author Samuel B. Griffith
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 312
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Illinois Press, Champaign, IL, U.S.A.
- Date 2000-07
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780252068911 / 0252068912
- Weight 1.03 lbs (0.47 kg)
- Dimensions 9.06 x 6.09 x 0.89 in (23.01 x 15.47 x 2.26 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 1900-1949
- Library of Congress subjects Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands,
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00025905
- Dewey Decimal Code 940.542
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