Guadalcanal U. S. Marines in WWII |
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| Author:
| Hammel, Eric |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7858-3070-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Book Sales, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Crestline Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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On August 7, 1942, eight months after Pearl Harbor, the Marine Corps struck back against Japan at Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands. It was America's first major offensive in the Pacific, and the stakes were high. Japan had been running roughshod across Asia, the Pacific, and the Indian Ocean. If the Marines failed to stop the Japanese in the Solomons, Samoa and Fiji almost certainly would fall, mortally threatening Austrailia. Guadalcanal was the first step in the long,...
More DescriptionOn August 7, 1942, eight months after Pearl Harbor, the Marine Corps struck back against Japan at Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands. It was America's first major offensive in the Pacific, and the stakes were high. Japan had been running roughshod across Asia, the Pacific, and the Indian Ocean. If the Marines failed to stop the Japanese in the Solomons, Samoa and Fiji almost certainly would fall, mortally threatening Austrailia. Guadalcanal was the first step in the long, bloody island-hopping road to victory in the Pacific.