Guadalcanal

by Frank, Richard B.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Guadalcanal / Richard B. Frank.

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©1990.
  • Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Random House
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©1990.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xiv, 800 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : : illustrations, maps

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:ocn555824975
  • LC Classification:D767.98
  • Dewey Decimal:940.54/26

Table of Contents

Strategy, command, and the Solomons -- Plans, preparations, and approach -- The landing -- The Battle of Savo Island -- First days ashore -- The Tenaru -- The Battle of the Eastern Solomons -- Two weeks of sparring -- The Battle of Edson's Ridge -- Reinforcement and reassessment -- Battles on the Matanikau -- The Battle of Cape Esperance -- The "high-speed convoy" -- The battle for Henderson Field -- The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands -- Retreats and advances -- The naval battle of Guadalcanal, part I: the Battle of Friday the Thirteenth -- The naval battle of Guadalcanal, part II: convoy and capital ship actions -- The Battle of Tassafaronga -- The December decision -- The final offensive begins -- The final offensive continues -- Operation "KE" -- Summary and reflections -- Forces arrayed for the landing -- Order of battle of the 17th Army -- Allied naval casualties -- Losses of principal aircraft types -- Index of military units.

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Subjects

Bataille de Guadalcanal, Salomon, 1942-… Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands… Solomon Islands

Writers

Frank, Richard B.

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