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Guide to the GUADALCANAL BATTLEFIELDS

Author : John Innes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780648674313
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (743 download)

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Download or read book Guide to the GUADALCANAL BATTLEFIELDS written by John Innes and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-07 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War Two brought unimaginable destruction to the British Solomon Islands Protectorate, a remote colonial possession set in the vastness of the South-West Pacific. A global war, which had started in Europe in September 1939 had finally reached this 'fragment of Empire' so far away. For the people of Solomon Islands, who had led a traditional village existence for countless centuries, the early days of 1942 brought terror and hardship. Japanese Imperial naval, air and ground units swept into their lives from bases in neighbouring New Guinea, the horror of modern, mechanised warfare bringing fear and torment. Against the invading foe, the people of Solomon Islands stood firm and honoured their commitment and loyalty as protected persons of the British Empire. Redemption came on the 7th August 1942 when an Allied armada, spearheaded by the US Marines, landed on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, seizing the airstrip then under Japanese construction. The resulting Battle of Guadalcanal, which raged until early 1943 and cost thousands of Allied and Japanese lives, marked a turning point in the fortunes of the wider Pacific war. This book, by the late John Innes, recounts the experience of World War Two in Solomon Islands. John was, arguably, the most respected military historian in Solomon Islands and he spent years exploring the battlefields, researching in archives and speaking with veterans from home and abroad. His expertise won him the title of Honorary Marine, conferred by the US Marine Corps, honorary status with the US Marine Raiders' Association and a reputation as a skilled tour guide, raconteur and author. For his community and military history efforts, the Solomon Islands Government honoured John with the Solomon Islands Medal (SIM). Although John is, sadly, no longer with us, it is a pleasure to have his important book re-published to both mark the Battle of Guadalcanal and to recognise the courage and loyalty of the Solomon Islanders who fought in WWII. Their exemplary service, and that of US, British, Australian, New Zealand and Fijian military personnel, enabled the Pacific to have the freedom and peace which it enjoys today.

The Battle for Guadalcanal

Author : Samuel B. Griffith
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252068911
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book The Battle for Guadalcanal written by Samuel B. Griffith and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masterful pacing, vivid character sketches, and gripping action blend with rigorous historical detail in Samuel B. Griffith's The Battle for Guadalcanal. Launched on August 7, 1942, to protect Allied control of the strategic South Pacific islands, the Guadalcanal operation was the most costly American offensive of World War II in the history of the U.S. Navy up to that time. Griffith, who fought with Edson's Raiders on Guadalcanal, describes in gritty detail the vicious close-range fighting, the valiant defense of the Henderson Field airstrip, and the dramatic naval engagements that led, in February 1943, to an American victory. Drawing on American and Japanese sources, Griffith delineates the strategic decisions that shaped the conflict as well as the determination and endurance of combatants on both sides. A breathtaking narrative of military action anchored by a historian's objectivity, The Battle for Guadalcanal is a story of raw courage, desperate measures, and ultimate triumph.

Guadalcanal

Author : Richard B. Frank
Publisher : Penguin Books
ISBN 13 : 9780140165616
Total Pages : 844 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (656 download)

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Download or read book Guadalcanal written by Richard B. Frank and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Brilliant...an enormous work based on the most meticulous research.”—LA Times Book Review The battle at Guadalcanal—which began eight months to the day after Pearl Harbor—marked the first American offensive of World War II. It was a brutal six-month campaign that cost the lives of some 7,000 Americans and over 30,000 Japanese. This volume, ten years in the writing, recounts the full story of the critical campaign for Guadalcanal and is based on first-time translations of official Japanese Defense Agency accounts and recently declassified U.S. radio intelligence, Guadalcanal recreates the battle—on land, at sea, and in the air—as never before: it examines the feelings of both American and Japanese soldiers, the strategies and conflicts of their commanders, and the strengths and weaknesses of various fighting units.

Shattered Sword

Author : Jonathan Parshall
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1597973092
Total Pages : 734 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (979 download)

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Download or read book Shattered Sword written by Jonathan Parshall and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange s bestselling "Miracle at Midway," Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, "Shattered Sword" makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources. It also corrects the many errors of Mitsuo Fuchida s "Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan," an uncritical reliance upon which has tainted every previous Western account. It thus forces a major, potentially controversial reevaluation of the great battle. The authors examine the battle in detail and effortlessly place it within the context of the Imperial Navy s doctrine and technology. With a foreword by leading WWII naval historian John Lundstrom, "Shattered Sword" will become an indispensable part of any military buff s library. Winner of the 2005 John Lyman Book Award for the "Best Book in U.S. Naval History" and cited by "Proceedings" as one of its "Notable Naval Books" for 2005."

Guadalcanal Diary

Author : Richard Tregaskis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guadalcanal Diary written by Richard Tregaskis and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bloody Ridge

Author : Michael S. Smith
Publisher : Presidio Press
ISBN 13 : 0307824616
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Bloody Ridge written by Michael S. Smith and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 2012-09-12 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Japanese called it the centipede. The northern part of Lunga Ridge, a narrow grass-covered rise that looked like an insect from the air, overlooked a coastal plain. In the center of that plain was Henderson Field, the vital home of the Cactus Air Force and the prize of the Guadalcanal campaign. Whoever commanded the ridge commanded the airstrip. In September 1942, the ridge was the scene of a bloody, three-day battle for control of Henderson Field. In Bloody Ridge, the first book written exclusively on this battle, historian Michael S. Smith has utilized a treasure trove of primary and secondary sources on both sides of the Pacific. NOTE: This edition does not include photographs.

Challenge for the Pacific

Author : Robert Leckie
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0553386913
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (533 download)

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Download or read book Challenge for the Pacific written by Robert Leckie and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Robert Leckie, the World War II veteran and New York Times bestselling author of Helmet for My Pillow, whose experiences were featured in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, comes this vivid narrative of the astonishing six-month campaign for Guadalcanal. From the Japanese soldiers’ carefully calculated—and ultimately foiled—attempt to build a series of impregnable island forts on the ground to the tireless efforts of the Americans who struggled against a tenacious adversary and the temperature and terrain of the island itself, Robert Leckie captures the loneliness, the agony, and the heat of twenty-four-hour-a-day fighting on Guadalcanal. Combatants from both sides are brought to life: General Archer Vandegrift, who first assembled an amphibious strike force; Isoroku Yamamoto, the naval general whose innovative strategy was tested; the island-born Allied scout Jacob Vouza, who survived hideous torture to uncover the enemy’s plans; and Saburo Sakai, the ace flier who shot down American planes with astonishing ease. Propelling the Allies to eventual victory, Guadalcanal was truly the turning point of the war. Challenge for the Pacific is an unparalleled, authoritative account of this great fight that forever changed our world.

Midnight in the Pacific

Author : Joseph Wheelan
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0306824604
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Midnight in the Pacific written by Joseph Wheelan and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping narrative history--the first in over twenty years--of America's first major offensive of World War II, the brutal, no-quarter-given campaign to take Japanese-occupied Guadalcanal 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 they neutralized the airfield, the battle was won. So did the Marines who stubbornly defended it. The outcome of the long slugfest remained in doubt under the pressure of repeated Japanese air, land, and sea operations. And losses were heavy. At sea, in a half-dozen fiery combats, the US Navy fought the Imperial Japanese Navy to a draw, but at a cost of more than 4,500 sailors. More American sailors died in these battles off Guadalcanal than in all previous US wars, and each side lost 24 warships. On land, more than 1,500 soldiers and Marines died, and the air war claimed more than 500 US planes. Japan's losses on the island were equally devastating--starving Japanese soldiers called it "the island of death." But when the attritional struggle ended, American Marines, sailors, and airmen had halted the Japanese juggernaut that for five years had whirled through Asia and the Pacific. Guadalcanal was America's first major ground victory against Japan and, most importantly, the Pacific War's turning point. Published on the 75th anniversary of the battle and utilizing vivid accounts written by the combatants at Guadalcanal, along with Marine Corps and Army archives and oral histories, Midnight in the Pacific is both a sweeping narrative and a compelling drama of individual Marines, soldiers, and sailors caught in the crosshairs of history.

Guadalcanal 1942

Author : Joseph N. Mueller
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 : 9780275982706
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (827 download)

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Download or read book Guadalcanal 1942 written by Joseph N. Mueller and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hard-pressed Army, Marine, and Navy units halted the enemy's apparently irresistible advance in its tracks on Guadalcanal. This book gives a gripping account the Allied forces' first victory over Imperial Japan.

The Battle for Vella Lavella

Author : Reg Newell
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786473274
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Battle for Vella Lavella written by Reg Newell and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War II, the Solomon Islands became the scene of a titanic struggle between Allied and Japanese forces. After their victory on Guadalcanal, Americans advanced into the New Georgia Group with horrendous casualties. Admiral Halsey then implemented an "island hopping" strategy, bypassing Japanese strongpoints. The first was an obscure island called "Vella Lavella." This book is the first detailed examination of the struggle for Vella Lavella, covering the ground, air and sea battles and the involvement of American and New Zealand soldiers, the coastwatchers, South Pacific Scouts and the Islanders.

The Battle of Guadalcanal, 11-15 November 1942

Author : Colin G. Jameson
Publisher : Naval Historical Center
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Guadalcanal, 11-15 November 1942 written by Colin G. Jameson and published by Naval Historical Center. This book was released on 1944 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Guadalcanal: Starvation Island

Author : Eric Hammel
Publisher : Daniel Hammel
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guadalcanal: Starvation Island written by Eric Hammel and published by Daniel Hammel. This book was released on 2020-12-23 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guadalcanal: Starvation Island Eric Hammel The Japanese defeats at Midway and Guadalcanal decided the outcome of the Pacific War. Guadalcanal was the classic three-dimensional campaign. On land, at sea, and in the air, fierce battles were fought with both sides stretching their supplies and equipment to the breaking point. The campaign lasted six months, involved nearly one million men, and stopped Japanese expansion in the Pacific. When the campaign began on August 7, 1942, no one on either side quite knew how to conduct it, as Eric Hammel shows in this masterly account. Guadalcanal: Starvation hand corrects numerous errors and omissions in the official records that have been perpetuated in all the books previously published about the campaign. Hammel also draws on the recollections of more than 100 participants on both sides, especially the enlisted men at the sharp end. Their words bring us into the heart of the battle and portray the fighting accurately, realistically, andvery powerfully. Guadalcanal: Starvation Island follows the men and the commanders of this decisive World War II campaign in an integrated, brilliantly told narrative of the desperate struggle at sea, on land, and in the air. *** Praise for Guadalcanal: Starvation Island and Eric Hammel “A comprehensive history of the Guadalcanal Campaign . . . [and] a well‑balanced account. Well written and fast moving.” —Marine Corps Gazette “Hammel has written the most comprehensive popular account to date . . . and exposes controversial aspects often passed over,” —Publishers Weekly “Hammel takes the reader behind the scenes and details how decisions were made . . . and how they impacted on the troops carrying them out. He tells the story in a very human way.” —Leatherneck Magazine “A splendid record of this decisive campaign. Hammel offers a wealth of fresh material drawn from archival records and the recollections of 100‑odd surviving participants. . . . A praiseworthy contribution to Guadalcanal lore.” —Kirkus Reviews “Hammel’s ability to reveal both the immediacy and the humanity of war without judgment or bias makes all his books both readable and scholarly. —San Francisco Chronicle “Hammel does not write dry history. His battle sequences are masterfully portrayed. —Library Journal

The Guadalcanal Campaign

Author : United States. Marine Corps
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Guadalcanal Campaign written by United States. Marine Corps and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Guadalcanal

Author : Eric M. Hammel
Publisher : Crown Publishing Group (NY)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Guadalcanal written by Eric M. Hammel and published by Crown Publishing Group (NY). This book was released on 1988 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November of 1942, a crucial step toward America's victory over the Japanese during WWII. Blends detailed historical records with personal accounts of many of the officers and enlisted men involved, creating an engrossing narrative of the strategy and struggle as seen by both sides. Includes major new insights into the battles, including an account of the American forces' failure to effectively use their radar advantage. Originally published in 1988 as the concluding volume in the author's series of three independent books. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Edson's Raiders

Author : Joseph H. Alexander
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Edson's Raiders written by Joseph H. Alexander and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the remarkable men of 1st Marine Raider Battalion, known by the name of its founding commander, the legendary jungle fighter Merritt A. "Red Mike" Edson.

Heritage and Memory of War

Author : Gilly Carr
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317566998
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Heritage and Memory of War written by Gilly Carr and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-04-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every large nation in the world was directly or indirectly affected by the impact of war during the course of the twentieth century, and while the historical narratives of war of these nations are well known, far less is understood about how small islands coped. These islands – often not nations in their own right but small outposts of other kingdoms, countries, and nations – have been relegated to mere footnotes in history and heritage studies as interesting case studies or unimportant curiosities. Yet for many of these small islands, war had an enduring impact on their history, memory, intangible heritage and future cultural practices, leaving a legacy that demanded some form of local response. This is the first comprehensive volume dedicated to what the memories, legacies and heritage of war in small islands can teach those who live outside them, through closely related historical and contemporary case studies covering 20th and 21st century conflict across the globe. The volume investigates a number of important questions: Why and how is war memory so enduring in small islands? Do factors such as population size, island size, isolation or geography have any impact? Do close ties of kinship and group identity enable collective memories to shape identity and its resulting war-related heritage? This book contributes to heritage and memory studies and to conflict and historical archaeology by providing a globally wide-ranging comparative assessment of small islands and their experiences of war. Heritage of War in Small Island Territories is of relevance to students, researchers, heritage and tourism professionals, local governments, and NGOs.

The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign

Author : John B Lundstrom
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612511651
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign written by John B Lundstrom and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2005-07-01 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From huddled command conferences to cramped cockpits, John Lundstrom guides readers through the maelstrom of air combat at Guadalcanal in this impressively researched sequel to his earlier study. Picking up the story after Midway, the author presents a scrupulously accurate account of what happened, describing in rich detail the actual planes and pilots pitted in the ferocious battles that helped turn the tide of war. Based on correspondence with 150 American and Japanese veterans, or their families, he reveals the thoughts, pressures, and fears of the airmen and their crews as he reconstructs the battles. These are the story of the Wildcat and Zero fighters, and the Dauntless, Avenger, Betty, Kate, and Val bombers. Lavishly illustrated with drawings, maps, and photographs, this fresh look at the campaign set a standard for aviation histories when first published in 1994.