Description
Book SynopsisA masterful account of a vital four months in the bloody battle for the Pacific, giving fresh insights into the Guadalcanal and Solomons campaign, a key turning point in both the Pacific Theater and the wider Second World War.
From popular Pacific Theater expert Jeffrey R. Cox comes this insightful new history of the critical Guadalcanal and Solomons campaign at the height of World War II. His previous book, Morning Star, Rising Sun, found the US Navy at its absolute nadir with the fate of the Enterprise, the last operational US aircraft carrier at this point in the war, unknown. This new volume completes the history of this crucial campaign, combining detailed research with a novelist''s flair for the dramatic to reveal exactly how, despite missteps and misfortunes, the tide of war finally turned. By the end of February 1944, thanks to hard-fought and costly American victories in the first and second naval battles of Guadalcanal, the battle
Trade Review
This is naval history at its best. * Neil Baird, Baird Maritime *
Jeffrey R. Cox offers an authoritative account of the Solomon Islands campaign. * History of War *
For students of the Pacific campaigns, these books are essential reading. * The Armourer *
Table of Contents
List of Maps Prologue: Rumblings 1. The Storms before the Storm 2. Barfight in the Dark 3. The Morning After 4. The Reckoning Begins 5. Just When You Think 6. Delay, Linger, and Wait 7. Turn Around and Advance 8. Pappy’s Folly Epilogue: Previews Notes Bibliography Index
