Midnight in the Pacific : Guadalcanal : the World War II battle that turned the tide of war / Joseph...
Midnight in the Pacific : Guadalcanal : the World War II battle that turned the tide of war / Joseph...
Midnight in the Pacific : Guadalcanal : the World War II battle that turned the tide of war / Joseph Wheelan.
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Publisher
Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, [2017]
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G 2017/6279
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxi, 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
August part I: Marine invasion and naval disaster -- August part II: Japan strikes back: Tojo time and Alligator Creek -- September: "Let George do it" -- October: Plan X showdown -- November: Halsey's Navy triumphs -- December: the Army takes charge -- January-February: Operation KE and US victory.
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Publisher
Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
From early August until mid-November of 1942, US Marines, sailors, and pilots struggled for dominance against an implacable enemy: Japanese soldiers, inculcated with the bushido tradition of death before dishonor, avatars of bayonet combat--close-up, personal, and gruesome. The glittering prize was Henderson Airfield. Japanese planners knew that if...
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Full title
Midnight in the Pacific : Guadalcanal : the World War II battle that turned the tide of war / Joseph Wheelan.
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Guadalcanal : the World War II battle that turned the tide of war
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-342) and index.
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©2017
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G 2017/6279
Record Identifier
74VKVG6DzjGO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVG6DzjGO
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ISBN
0306824590
9780306824593
DDC
940.54265933
MMS ID
991024151113102626
