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Neptune's inferno : the U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
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Title
Neptune's inferno : the U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal / James D. Hornfischer.
ISBN
9780553806700 (hbk. : alk. paper)
055380670X
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Bantam Books, c2011.
Physical Description
xxii, 516 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Notes
Map on endpapers.
Summary
Draws on interviews with veterans and primary sources to present a narrative account of the pivotal World War II campaign, chronicling the three-month effort to gain control of Guadalcanal as a battle that taught the U.S. Navy and Marines new approaches to warfare.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 22, 2011
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [465]-489] and index.
Contents
Eighty-two ships
Sea of troubles
Fighting fleet rising
Storm tide
The thundering.
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