Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal

Description: Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal ISBN:055380670X Author:Hornfischer, James D. Publisher:Bantam Books Release Date:2011 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Excellent Sku: 2344196 Notes: Book club edition. Top page ridge very faintly foxed. 2011 Hard Cover. xxii, 516 pp. Maps on endpapers, two sections of black-and-white photographs. The Battle of Guadalcanal has long been heralded as a Marine victory. Now, with his powerful portrait of the Navy's sacrifice, James D. Hornfischer tells for the first time the full story of the men who fought in destroyers, cruisers, and battleships in the narrow, deadly waters of "Ironbottom Sound." Here, in stunning cinematic detail, are the seven major naval actions that began in August 1942, a time when the war seemed unwinnable and America fought on a shoestring, with the outcome always in doubt. Working from new interviews with survivors, unpublished eyewitness accounts, and newly available documents, Hornfischer paints a vivid picture of the officers and enlisted men who opposed the Japanese in America's hour of need. The first major work on this subject in almost two decades, Neptune's Inferno does what all great battle narratives do: It tells the gripping human stories behind the momentous events and critical decisions that altered the course of history and shaped so many lives. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!

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