{"product_id":"guadalcanal-194243-9781472806932","title":"Guadalcanal 194243","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Guadalcanal campaign began with an amphibious assault in August 1942 - the US''s first attempt to take the fight to the Japanese. It quickly escalated into a desperate attritional battle on land, air and sea, and by the time the Japanese had evacuated the last of their forces from the island in 1943, it was clear that the tide of the war had turned. The previously inexorable Japanese advance had been halted, and the myth of Japanese invincibility shattered. The fighting brought into sharp relief several crucial weaknesses of Japanese strategic planning and war economy, while the US was able to hone its Marine forces into the finest of points - ready for the devastating island-hopping campaign that would bring the war to Japan''s doorstep. In this new study of the campaign, Pacific War expert Mark Stille draws on both US and Japanese sources to give a balanced and comprehensive account of a crucial, brutal conflict. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnalyzing the three Japanese attempts to retake the isla\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrigins of the campaign \/Chronology \/Opposing commanders \/Opposing armies \/Orders of battle \/Opposing plans \/The campaign \/Aftermath \/The battlefields today \/Further reading \/Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040123421015,"sku":"9781472806932","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472806932.jpg?v=1750945812","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/guadalcanal-194243-9781472806932","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}