The Battle for Guadalcanal (Great War Stories)

Nautical & Aviation Pub Co, 1963. Hardback. Very Good. 4th Printing (Nautical & Aviation Pub Co - 1983) VERY GOOD+ in very good dust jacket.. No marks. Binding is tight and square. Gently read if at all. . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: * BOOK 1: 1: He shaves with a blowtorch -- 2: Staike and aiggs -- 3: Nightmare in New Zealand; pessimism in Melbourne; Fiasco in the Fijis ------ * BOOK 2: 4: Fleet majestical -- 5: Iron tongue of midnight -- 6: We have a toe hold -- 7: Death is lighter than a feather -- 8: Tokyo express -- 9: Maline, you die! ------ * BOOK 3: 10: So precariously held -- 11: I am lonesome and think of my native village -- 12: Every man will give a good account of himself -- 13: Attack repeat attack -- 14: How long can they take it? -- 15: Grim, bloody and for keeps -- 16: We've got the bastards licked ------ * BOOK 4: 17: Stalemate -- 18: Tanaka of Tassafaronga -- 19: Army takes over -- 20: January, 1943 -- 21: Epilogue ------ Notes -- Index . . . . . . From the Publisher: Masterful pacing, vivid character sketches, and gripping action blend with rigorous historical detail in Samuel B. Griffith's The Battle for Guadalcanal. Launched on August 7, 1942, to protect Allied control of the strategic South Pacific islands, the Guadalcanal operation was the most costly American offensive in the history of the U.S. Navy up to that time. Griffith, who fought with Edson's Raiders on Guadalcanal, describes in gritty detail the vicious close-range fighting, the valiant defense of the Henderson Field airstrip, and the dramatic naval engagements that led, in February 1943, to an American victory. Drawing on American and Japanese sources, Griffith delineates the strategic decisions that shaped the conflict as well as the determination and endurance of combatants on both sides. A breathtaking narrative of military action anchored by a historian's objectivity, The Battle for Guadalcanal is a story of raw courage, desperate measures, and ultimate triumph