Guadalcanal : the definitive account of the landmark battle
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- Publication date
- 1992
- Topics
- World history: Second World War, Military - World War II, History / Military / World War II, History - Military / War, History: American, Guadalcanal, Battle of (Solomon Islands : 1942-1943), Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943, Oorlog
- Publisher
- New York : Penguin
- Contributor
- Internet Archive
- Language
- English
Includes bibliographical references (pages 651-766)-and indexes
Strategy, command, and the Solomons -- Plans, preparations, and approach -- The landing -- The Battle of Savo Island -- First days ashore -- The Tenaru -- The Battle of the Eastern Solomons -- Two weeks of sparring -- The Battle of Edson's Ridge -- Reinforcement and reassessment -- Battles on the Matanikau -- The Battle of Cape Esperance -- The "high-speed convoy" -- The battle for Henderson Field -- The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands -- Retreats and advances -- The naval battle of Guadalcanal, part I: the Battle of Friday the Thirteenth -- The naval battle of Guadalcanal, part II: convoy and capital ship actions -- The Battle of Tassafaronga -- The December decision -- The final offensive begins -- The final offensive continues -- Operation "KE" -- Summary and reflections -- Forces arrayed for the landing -- Order of battle of the 17th Army -- Allied naval casualties -- Losses of principal aircraft types -- Index of military units
Strategy, command, and the Solomons -- Plans, preparations, and approach -- The landing -- The Battle of Savo Island -- First days ashore -- The Tenaru -- The Battle of the Eastern Solomons -- Two weeks of sparring -- The Battle of Edson's Ridge -- Reinforcement and reassessment -- Battles on the Matanikau -- The Battle of Cape Esperance -- The "high-speed convoy" -- The battle for Henderson Field -- The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands -- Retreats and advances -- The naval battle of Guadalcanal, part I: the Battle of Friday the Thirteenth -- The naval battle of Guadalcanal, part II: convoy and capital ship actions -- The Battle of Tassafaronga -- The December decision -- The final offensive begins -- The final offensive continues -- Operation "KE" -- Summary and reflections -- Forces arrayed for the landing -- Order of battle of the 17th Army -- Allied naval casualties -- Losses of principal aircraft types -- Index of military units
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- New York
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- Reprinted
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- urn:asin:0140165614
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- University of Toronto
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- 0140165614
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- 96.99
- Pages
- 846
- Ppi
- 500
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- Worldcat (source edition)
- 25221918
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