The naval battles for Guadalcanal 1942

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Beschreibung

The battle for Guadalcanal that lasted from August 1942 to February 1943 was the first major American counteroffensive against the Japanese in the Pacific. The battle of Savo Island on the night of 9 August 1942, saw the Japanese inflict a sever defeat on the Allied force, driving them away from Guadalcanal and leaving the just-landed marines in a perilously exposed position. This was the start of a series of night battles that culminated in the First and Second battles of Guadalcanal, fought on the nights of 13 and 15 November. One further major naval action followed, the battle of Tassafaronga on 30 November 1942, when the US Navy once again suffered a severe defeat, but this time it was too late to alter the course of the battle as the Japanese evacuated Guadalcanal in early February 1943.This title will detail the contrasting fortunes experienced by both sides over the intense course of naval battles around the island throughout the second half of 1942 that did so much to turn the tide in the Pacific.

Über den Autor

Mark E. Stille (Commander, United States Navy, retired) received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College. He has worked in the intelligence community for 30 years including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He is currently a senior analyst working in the Washington DC area. He is the author of numerous Osprey titles, focusing on naval history in the Pacific.

Howard Gerrard studied at the Wallasey School of Art and has been a freelance designer and illustrator for over 20 years. He has worked for a number of publishers and is an associate member of the Guild of Aviation Artists. He has won both the Society of British Aerospace Companies Award and the Wilkinson Sword Trophy, and has illustrated a number of books for Osprey including Campaign 69: Nagashino 1575, and Campaign 72: Jutland 1916. Howard lives and works in Kent.

Zusammenfassung

A highly illustrated account of the series of naval battles around the embattled island of Guadalcanal in late 1942

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Origins of the campaign

Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing fleets
Orders of battle
Opposing plans
The campaign
Aftermath

Further readingIndex

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2013
Genre:	Geschichte
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781780961545
ISBN-10:	1780961545
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Stille, Mark
Illustrator:	Gerrard, Howard
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	249 x 182 x 10 mm
Von/Mit:	Mark Stille
Erscheinungsdatum:	20.05.2013
Gewicht:	0,306 kg