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Guadalcanal 1942 - The Marines Strike Back

By: Praeger Publishers

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Praeger Publishers)

Last Stocked on 5/10/2024

Product Info

Title
Guadalcanal 1942 - The Marines Strike Back
Publisher
Category
Publish Year
2004
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.5x10x.5"
NKG Part #
2148097220
Type
Hardcover

Description

On a virtually unknown Pacific island, U.S. forces shattered the myth of Japanese invincibility. Hard-pressed American Army, Marine, and Navy units halted the enemy's apparently irresistible advance in its tracks on Guadalcanal. Over 30,000 American and Japanese casualties were suffered in five months of bitter fighting. But from this forge of blood and fire emerged a seasoned fighting force of U.S. veterans that would, island by island, sweep the Japanese back across the Pacific.