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Neptune's inferno : the U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal / James D. Hornfischer.
Van Pelt Library D767.98 .H665 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hornfischer, James D.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- United States. Navy--History--World War, 1939-1945.
- United States.
- United States. Navy.
- History.
- United States. Navy--Biography.
- Veterans.
- Veterans--United States--Interviews.
- Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943--Personal narratives, American.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Personal narratives -- American.
- Interviews.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 516 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bantam Books, [2011]
- 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.
- Contents:
- Eighty-two ships
- Sea of troubles
- Fighting fleet rising
- Storm tide
- The thundering.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [465]-489] and index.
- Map on endpapers.
- ISBN:
- 9780553806700
- 055380670X
- OCLC:
- 613432356
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