First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign : Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lundstrom, John B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943.

United States. Navy--Aviation--History.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.

Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943--Aerial operations, American.

World War, 1939-1945.

United States.

Local Subjects:

Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943.

United States. Navy--Aviation--History.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (626 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign

Place of Publication:

New York : Naval Institute Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From huddled command conferences to cramped cockpits, John Lundstrom guides readers though 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

Contents:

Table of Contents; Foreword ; Preface; Acknowledgments; Special Note; Abbreviations and Special Terms; PART I: AMPHIBIOUS OFFENSIVE; 1. The New Mission ; 2. South to Guadalcanal ; 3. ""Sock 'em in the Solomons!"" ; 4. D plus One ; 5. The Waiting Game ; PART II: BATTLE OF THE EASTERN SOLOMONS ; 6. Sinking the Ryujo ; 7. Riposte - The Kido Butai Attack on Task Force 61; 8. Mutual Retreat; 9. ""Let's not let this offensive die on the vine"" ; PART III: FIGHTING FIVE AT CACTUS ; 10. The Japanese Offensive; 11. The Loss of the Wasp ; 12. The Lull ; 13. The Attacks Resume

14. ""Doggone ball of weather"": The Hornet's Bougainville Raid 15. Sparring with the Tokyo Express; 16. CACTUS in Peril ; PART IV: THE BATTLE OF SANTA CRUZ; 17. The ""Hottest Potato"" ; 18. The Big October Offensive Unfolds; 19. Pounding hte Shokaku and Zuiho ; 20. ""Hornet hurt"" ; 21. ""The Big E"" Survives; 22. Defeat and Retreat; PART V: THE NAVAL BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL; 23. Holding the SoPac Line ; 24. The Death of the Hiei; 25. ""A dive and torpedo bombers' paradise"" ; 26. Mopping Up ; Conclusion ; APPENDIXES; 1. The Significance of the Captured Zero

2. List of U.S. Navy Fighter Pilots3. Bureau Numbers of Fighter Aircraft; 4. Fighting Colors, Insignia, and Markings ; 5. Fighting Five Nonflying Personnel ; Notes; Sources; Index; About the Author

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781612511658

1612511651

OCLC:

847527705