The naval battles for Guadalcanal 1942

Clash for supremacy in the Pacific

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The naval battles for Guadalcanal 1942

Clash for supremacy in the Pacific

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A highly illustrated account of the series of naval battles around the embattled island of Guadalcanal in late 1942.

The battle for Guadalcanal that lasted from August 1942 to February 1943 was the first major American counteroffensive against the Japanese in the Pacific. The battle of Savo Island on the night of 9 August 1942, saw the Japanese inflict a severe defeat on the Allied force, driving them away from Guadalcanal and leaving the just-landed marines in a perilously exposed position.

This was the start of a series of night battles that culminated in the First and Second battles of Guadalcanal, fought on the nights of 13 and 15 November. One further major naval action followed, the battle of Tassafaronga on 30 November 1942, when the US Navy once again suffered a severe defeat, but this time it was too late to alter the course of the battle as the Japanese evacuated Guadalcanal in early February 1943.

In this compact, engaging volume, Mark Stille examines the contrasting fortunes experienced by both sides over the intense course of naval battles around the island throughout the second half of 1942 that did so much to turn the tide in the Pacific.

Table of Contents

Origins of the campaign

Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing fleets
Orders of battle
Opposing plans
The campaign
Aftermath

Further reading
Index

Product details

Published 20 May 2013
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781780961545
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 74 b/w; 4 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 255
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Mark Stille

Mark Stille is the author of numerous Osprey title…

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Howard Gerrard

Howard Gerrard studied at the Wallasey School of A…

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