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Neptune's inferno : the U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal Cover Image Book

Neptune's inferno : the U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal / James D. Hornfischer.

Hornfischer, James D., (author.).

Summary:

Draws on interviews with veterans and primary sources to present a narrative account of the pivotal World War II campaign, chronicling the three-month effort to gain control of Guadalcanal as a battle that taught the U.S. Navy and Marines new approaches to warfare.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0553385127
  • ISBN: 9780553385120
  • ISBN: 055380670X
  • ISBN: 9780553806700
  • Physical Description: xxii, 516 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: 1st edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Bantam Books, [2011]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-489] and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Eighty-two ships -- Sea of troubles -- Fighting fleet rising -- Storm tide -- The thundering.

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Subject:
United States. Navy > History > World War, 1939-1945.
United States. Navy > Biography.
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943.
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
Veterans > United States > Interviews.
Genre:
Biographies.
Interviews.
Personal narratives.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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