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Guadalcanal - The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle

By: Penguin Publishing

Type: Novel - Softcover

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)


Product Info

Title
Guadalcanal - The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle
Publisher
Category
Sub-category
Author
Richard B. Frank
Publish Year
1992
Pages
848
Dimensions
6.25x9.5x1.5"
NKG Part #
2148160539
Type
Novel - Softcover

Description

The battle at Guadalcanal—which began eight months to the day after Pearl Harbor—marked the first American offensive of World War II. It was a brutal six-month campaign that cost the lives of some 7,000 Americans and over 30,000 Japanese.

This volume, ten years in the writing, recounts the full story of the critical campaign for Guadalcanal and is based on first-time translations of official Japanese Defense Agency accounts and recently declassified U.S. radio intelligence, Guadalcanal recreates the battle—on land, at sea, and in the air—as never before: it examines the feelings of both American and Japanese soldiers, the strategies and conflicts of their commanders, and the strengths and weaknesses of various fighting units.