Description
| Product ID: | 9780306824593 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Midnight in the Pacific |
| Subtitle: | Guadalcanal--The World War II Battle That Turned the Tide of War |
| Authors: | Author: Joseph Wheelan |
| Page Count: | 368 |
| Subjects: | Second World War, Second World War, Battles and campaigns, Battles & campaigns, USA, Solomon Islands, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | A sweeping narrative history - the first in over twenty years - of America's first major offensive of World War II, the brutal, no-quarter-given campaign to take Japanese-occupied Guadalcanal between August 7, 1942, and February 10, 1943 The first U.S. offensive of World War II began with no fanfare early August 7, 1942. But, before it ended six months later with the first U.S. land victory, Guadalcanal was a household name. There, marines faced bloody banzai attacks in the stifling malarial jungles while the U.S. sailors and pilots battled Japanese air and sea armadas day and night. The all-in battles consumed thousands of men, hundreds of planes, and dozens of warships and- stopped the Japanese Juggernaut. Guadalcanal was the Pacific War''s turning point. |
| Imprint Name: | Da Capo Press Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Hachette Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-08-31 |
