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Guadalcanal

Author : John Miller, Jr.
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781515027737
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (277 download)

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Download or read book Guadalcanal written by John Miller, Jr. and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In publishing the history of combat operations the Department of the Army has three objectives. The first is to provide the Army itself with an accurate and timely account of its varied activities in directing, organizing, and employing its forces for the conduct of war-an account which will be available to the service schools and to individual members of the Armed Services who wish to extend their professional reading. The second objective is to offer the thoughtful citizen material for a better understanding of the basic problems of war and the manner in which these problems were met, thus augmenting his understanding of national security. The third objective is to accord a well-earned recognition to the devoted work and grim sacrifices of those who served. "The successes of the South Pacific Force," wrote Admiral Halsey in 1944, "were not the achievements of separate services or individuals but the result of whole-hearted subordination of self-interest by all in order that one successful 'fighting team' could be created."* The history of any South Pacific campaign must deal with this "fighting team," with all United States and Allied services. The victory on Guadalcanal can be understood only by an appreciation of the contribution of each service. No one service won the battle. The most decisive engagement of the campaign was the air and naval Battle of Guadalcanal in mid-November 1942, an engagement in which neither Army nor Marine Corps ground troops took any direct part. This volume attempts to show the contribution of all services to the first victory on the long road to Tokyo.

Guadalcanal: the First Offensive

Author : John Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Guadalcanal: the First Offensive written by John Miller and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This account of the first victory over Japanese ground forces, told at the level of companies, platoons, and even individuals, demonstrates the relationship between air, ground, and surface forces in modern warfare.

First Offensive

Author : Henry I. Shaw, Jr.
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0788135252
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book First Offensive written by Henry I. Shaw, Jr. and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1996-11 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Guadalcanal

Author : John Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Guadalcanal written by John Miller and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Guadalcanal

Author : John Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781566199827
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Guadalcanal written by John Miller and published by . This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A recreation of the Guadalcanal campaign, using first hand accounts and after action reports.

Guadalcanal: the First Offensive. [Illustr.]

Author : John Miller (Jr.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Guadalcanal: the First Offensive. [Illustr.] written by John Miller (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Guadalcanal

Author : Eric Hammel
Publisher : Zenith Press
ISBN 13 : 9780760331484
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (314 download)

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Download or read book Guadalcanal written by Eric Hammel and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2007-08-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 7, 1942, a scant nine months after Pearl Harbor, the Marine Corps struck back against Japan on a small island half a world away: Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands. The stakes were high. The Japanese had been running roughshod across Asia and the Pacific and even into the Indian Ocean. If the Marines failed in the Solomons, New Guinea would almost certainly fall, mortally threatening Australia. The victory of the 1st Marine Division at Guadalcanal, told here in pictures for the first time, ranks with the most heroic, dramatic, and enduring of military history. The six-month long Guadalcanal campaign was by far the longest and most complicated operation the Marines faced in the Pacific War. It began with the weapons and tactics of the Marine Corps 1918 combat in France and ended with the revised weapons and tactics that would sweep aside the Japanese defenders of numerous formidable bases all across the wide Pacific--bringing the United States armed forces to total victory in the Pacific in World War II. This book is a fitting tribute to the men who sacrificed so much in winning this first stepping stone on the path to Tokyo Bay and victory over Japan.

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:

First Offensive

Author : Henry I Shaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781687268600
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (686 download)

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Download or read book First Offensive written by Henry I Shaw and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early summer of 1942, intelligence reports of the construction of a Japanese airfield near Lunga Point on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands triggered a demand for offensive action in the South Pacific. The leading offensive advocate in Washington was Admiral Ernest J. King, Chief of Naval Operations

The Battle of Guadalcanal

Author : Trent Hone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781682477311
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Guadalcanal written by Trent Hone and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-15 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building upon the expertise of the authors and historians of the Naval Institute Press, the Naval History Special Editions are designed to offer studies of the key vessels, battles, and events of armed conflict. Using an image-heavy, magazine-style format, these Special Editions should appeal to scholars, enthusiasts, and general readers alike. The Guadalcanal Campaign began in August 1942 with Operation Watchtower. This first Allied offensive in the Pacific, undertaken before U.S. forces were fully prepared, thwarted an impending Japanese operation and initiated a six-month struggle to control the island and its surroundings. Desperate fighting occurred in the jungles of Guadalcanal, in the skies above it, and on--as well as below--the seas around it. Possession of the island's airfield allowed the U.S. garrison to dominate the skies during the day. At night, the Imperial Japanese Navy bombarded the airfield and brought supplies and reinforcements to the island. The U.S. Navy's attempts to stop these nocturnal incursions triggered a series of battles that were some of the most furious, confused, and chaotic in naval history. As melees erupted in bewildering darkness, concerted action proved impossible. Formations disintegrated, and ships fought individually. So many were sunk that sailors nicknamed the narrow waters off Guadalcanal "Iron Bottom Sound." Within those waters, the men of the U.S. Navy fought tenaciously. In nights filled with flares, flames, the reek of gunpowder, and blinding explosions, their "heroic actions without number" blunted Japanese reinforcement efforts. Victories at the Battle of Cape Esperance in October and the First and Second Naval Battles of Guadalcanal in November were especially crucial. Unable to keep pace with the increasing number of U.S. supplies and reinforcements, the Japanese abandoned the island. This volume recounts those battles, the heroic actions that led to victory, and the Allied triumph at Guadalcanal.

United States Army In WWII - The Pacific - Guadalcanal: The First Offensive

Author : Samuel Milner
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782893997
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book United States Army In WWII - The Pacific - Guadalcanal: The First Offensive written by Samuel Milner and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [Includes 3 charts, 36 maps and 107 illustrations] "The successes of the South Pacific Force," wrote Admiral Halsey in 1944, "were not the achievements of separate services or individuals but the result of whole-hearted subordination of self-interest by all in order that one successful ‘fighting team’ could be created." The history of any South Pacific campaign must deal with this "fighting team," with all United States and Allied services. The victory on Guadalcanal can be understood only by an appreciation of the contribution of each service. No one service won the battle. The most decisive engagement of the campaign was the air and naval Battle of Guadalcanal in mid-November 1942, an engagement in which neither Army nor Marine Corps ground troops took any direct part. This volume attempts to show the contribution of all services to the first victory on the long road to Tokyo. It does not describe all ground, air, and naval operations in detail but it does attempt, by summary when necessary, to show the relationship between air, ground, and surface forces in modern warfare.

The Guadalcanal Campaign

Author : United States. Marine Corps
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 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 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Guadalcanal

Author : John Miller, Jr.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780788150074
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Guadalcanal written by John Miller, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 1997-07-01 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 7, 1942, American ground troops went on the offensive for the first time against the Japanese Army. Making an amphibious landing, the 1st Marine Div. attacked Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Using first hand accounts & after-action reports, the historians of the Army's Historical Division have reconstructed the Guadalcanal campaign. Their work includes eyewitness descriptions of the mass Japanese attacks on the Ilu River, the defense of Bloody Ridge & of the turning point after the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal when the Army & Marines went irrevocably onto the offensive in the Pacific.

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.

First Offensive

Author : Henry I. Shaw, Jr.
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781494458683
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (586 download)

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Download or read book First Offensive written by Henry I. Shaw, Jr. and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “First Offensive: The Marine Campaign for Guadalcanal” provides an account of the first American victory over Japanese ground forces, told at the level of companies, platoons, and individuals. Demonstrates the relationships between air, ground and surface forces in World War II. Includes maps, tables, charts, illustrations, appendixes, bibliographical note, glossary and index.

Hell's Islands

Author : Stanley Coleman Jersey
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1603444556
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Hell's Islands written by Stanley Coleman Jersey and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents battlefield accounts and first-person narratives from over 200 Allied and Japanese veterans of the battle on Guadalcanal Island between August 1942 and February 1943.

Midnight in the Pacific

Author : Joseph Wheelan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780306902321
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Midnight in the Pacific written by Joseph Wheelan and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 356 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.