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Koburger argues that the many battles that constituted the campaign for the Solomons were the key to victory in the Pacific for the US Navynot the battle of the Coral Sea or the Battle of Midway Segments of the campaignGuadalcanal New Georgia and Bougainvillehave been written about extensively But never before has the entire campaign been put together so lucidly and interpreted so well The descriptions of the naval battles make for compelling reading Even in World War II Koburger argues the important naval struggles took place in the narrow seas
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Koburger argues that the many battles that constituted the campaign for the Solomons were the key to victory in the Pacific for the US Navynot the battle of the Coral Sea or the Battle of Midway Segments of the campaignGuadalcanal New Georgia and Bougainvillehave been written about extensively But never before has the entire campaign been put together so lucidly and interpreted so well The descriptions of the naval battles make for compelling reading Even in World War II Koburger argues the important naval struggles took place in the narrow seas
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A masterful account of a vital five months in the bloody battle for the Pacific giving fresh insights into the Guadalcanal and Solomons campaign a key turning point in both the Pacific Theater and World War II as a whole From popular Pacific Theater expert Jeffrey R Cox comes this insightful new history of the critical Guadalcanal and Solomons campaign at the height of World War II His previous book Morning Star Rising Sun had found the US Navy at its absolute nadir and the fate of the Enterprise the last operational US aircraft carrier at this point in the war unknown This new volume continues the history of this critical campaign combining detailed research with a novelists flair for the dramatic to reveal exactly how despite missteps and misfortunes the tide of war finally began to turn There were hardfought and costly American victories in the first and second naval battles of Guadalcanal in November 1942 as well as the battle of Bismarck Sea in March 1943 By this point Japanese land forces had also been forced to withdraw from Guadalcanal itself marking the successful completion of the first Allied offensive campaign against Japan From this point on although the war was still a long way from being won the American star was unquestionably on the ascendant slowly but surely casting a long shadow over the Imperial Sun Jeffrey Coxs analysis and attention to detail of even the smallest events are second to none But what truly sets this book apart is how he combines this microscopic attention to detail often unearthing new facts along the way with an engaging style that transports the reader to the heart of the story bringing the events on the deep blue of the Pacific vividly to life
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A masterful account of a vital five months in the bloody battle for the Pacific giving fresh insights into the Guadalcanal and Solomons campaign a key turning point in both the Pacific Theater and World War II as a whole From popular Pacific Theater expert Jeffrey R Cox comes this insightful new history of the critical Guadalcanal and Solomons campaign at the height of World War II His previous book Morning Star Rising Sun had found the US Navy at its absolute nadir and the fate of the Enterprise the last operational US aircraft carrier at this point in the war unknown This new volume continues the history of this critical campaign combining detailed research with a novelists flair for the dramatic to reveal exactly how despite missteps and misfortunes the tide of war finally began to turn There were hardfought and costly American victories in the first and second naval battles of Guadalcanal in November 1942 as well as the battle of Bismarck Sea in March 1943 By this point Japanese land forces had also been forced to withdraw from Guadalcanal itself marking the successful completion of the first Allied offensive campaign against Japan From this point on although the war was still a long way from being won the American star was unquestionably on the ascendant slowly but surely casting a long shadow over the Imperial Sun Jeffrey Coxs analysis and attention to detail of even the smallest events are second to none But what truly sets this book apart is how he combines this microscopic attention to detail often unearthing new facts along the way with an engaging style that transports the reader to the heart of the story bringing the events on the deep blue of the Pacific vividly to life
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Following the disastrous Java Sea campaign the Allies stopped the Japanese advance at Coral Sea and Midway But the Japanese still threatened to build a network of bases in the South Pacific and threatened to cut off Australia In response Allies made a desperate move by starting their first offensive of the Pacific War Their first target a new Japanese airfield in a relatively unknown place in the Solomon Islands called Guadalcanal Hamstrung by obsolete prewar thinking and a bureaucratic mindset the US Navy had to adapt on the fly in order to compete with the mighty Imperial Japanese Navy Starting with the amphibious assaults on Guadalcanal and Tulagi and continuing with the worst defeat in US Navy history the campaign quickly turned into a seesaw struggle where the evenly matched foes struggled to gain the upper hand and grind out a victoryFollowing on from his hugely successful book Rising Sun Falling Skies Jeffrey R Cox tells the gripping story of the first Allied offensive of the Pacific War as they sought to regain dominance in the Pacific
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Victory at Guadalcanal for the Allies in February 1943 left them a vital foothold in the Solomon Islands chain and was the first step in an attempt to isolate and capture the key Japanese base of Rabaul on New Britain In order to do this they had to advance up the island chain in a combined air naval and ground campaign On the other hand the Japanese were determined to shore up their defences on the Solomons which was a vital part of their southern front and would bitterly contest every inch of the Allied advance The scene was set for one of the bloodiest campaigns of the Pacific WarFully illustrated with specially commissioned maps and artwork this is the compelling story of the struggle for the Solomons a key part of the Allied advance towards Japan which saw tens of thousands of casualties and so many ships lost that part of the ocean became known as Ironbottom Sound
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Beginning with detailed descriptions of the history of the aircraft carrier the development of carrierair tactics the training of carrier pilots and numerous operational considerations that defined the way carrier battles had to be fought Carrier Clash takes the reader into the air with brave U S Navy fighter pilots as they protect their ships and the Guadalcanal invasion fleet against determined Japanese air attacks on August 7 and 8 1942 Next Hammel sets the stage for the August 24 Battle of the Eastern Solomons by putting the reader right into the cockpits of the U S Navy Dauntless divebombers as they drive on the Imperial Navy light carrier Ryujo and hit the ship with 500pound bombs Carrier Clash is the definitive combat history of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons third battle of only five between American and Japanese aircraft carriers Had the Navy failed in this battle against the Japanese fleet the 1st Marine Divisions invasion of Guadalcanal would have been defeated almost before it beganAbout the AuthorEric Hammel is the author of almost thirty works of military history He is also a frequent contributor to various military journals including Marine Corps Gazette and is currently working on an illustrated history of the Marine Corps in World War II to be published by Zenith Press Hammel lives in northern California near San Francisco
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