Dutton Caliber
Islands of Destiny: The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun
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- John Prados
- Dutton Caliber
- Paperback
- 9780451414823
- 8.9 X 5.9 X 1.1 inches
- 1.1 pounds
- History > Military - World War II
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
Taking this surprising fact as the start of his inquiry, he began to investigate how and when the Pacific tide turned in the Allies' favor. Using archives of WWII intelligence reports from both sides, Prados offers up a compelling reassessment of the true turning in the Pacific: not Midway, but the fight for the Solomon Islands.
Combat in the Solomons saw a series of surface naval battles, including one of the key battleship-versus-battleship actions of the war; two major carrier actions; daily air duels, including the aerial ambush in which perished the famous Japanese naval commander Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku; and many other hair-raising exploits. Commencing with the Allied invasion of Guadalcanal, Prados shows how and why the Allies beat Japan on the sea, in the air, and in the jungles.
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