Neptune's inferno : the U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal / James D. Hornfischer.
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]
- Copyright: ©2011
Content descriptions
- 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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| Marion Library | 940.542 HOR (Text) | 37810434959382 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | 940.542 Hor (Text) | 31010000347791 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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