Trade Paperback
1992 · New York
by Frank, Richard B
New York: Penguin Books, 1992. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6x1x9. Reprint. Bottom edge bumped. 1992 Trade Paperback. xiv, 800 pp. The battle at Guadalcanalâwhich began eight months to the day after Pearl Harborâmarked 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 battleâon land, at sea, and in the airâas 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. (Inventory #: 2336755)