A John Gresham Military Library Selection.
A vivid account of America's most decisive surface battle of World War II in the Pacific.
Acclaimed historian Eric Hammel presents a vivid examination of the naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942, and its crucial impact on America's offensive against Japan in World War II. The combined air and naval action was the only naval battle of the 20th century where American battleships fought Japanese battleships. When it concluded, it was an American victory that decided the future course of the naval war in the Pacific.
