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Guadalcanal 1942 : the Marines strike back / Joseph N. Mueller.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Osprey military campaign series ; 18.Publication details: London : Osprey, 1992.Description: 95 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1855322536
  • 9781855322530
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • D767.98 .M38
Contents:
The origins of the campaign -- The opposing plans: The Japanese plan ; The American plan -- The opposing commanders: The Japanese commanders ; The American commanders -- The opposing forces: The Japanese forces ; The American forces -- The landings: Tulagi ; Gavutu and Tanambogo ; Guadalcanal -- August: The Battle of Savo Island ; The first week ; The Goettge patrol ; The brush patrol ; The First Battle of the Matanikau ; The Battle of the Tenaru ; The Battle of the Eastern Solomons ; The Second Battle of the Matanikau -- September: The Tasimboko Raid ; The Battle of 'Bloody Ridge' ; September Matanikau action -- October: October Matanikau action ; The Japanese counter-offensive ; The Battle of Cape Esperance ; The Battle of Henderson Field ; The Battle of Santa Cruz -- November: The naval battle for Guadalcanal ; November Matanikau action ; Action at Koli Point ; The Aola Operation ; The second naval battle for Guadalcanal ; The Battle of Tassafaronga -- The Army takes over: The January offensive ; Reduction of the Gifu -- The final phase: The final push -- Epilogue -- The battlefield today -- Chronology -- A guide to further reading -- Index.
Summary: A detailed account of the Americans' first ground offensive against the Japanese in World War II, which occurred in August 1942 on the island of Guadalcanal.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 93).

The origins of the campaign -- The opposing plans: The Japanese plan ; The American plan -- The opposing commanders: The Japanese commanders ; The American commanders -- The opposing forces: The Japanese forces ; The American forces -- The landings: Tulagi ; Gavutu and Tanambogo ; Guadalcanal -- August: The Battle of Savo Island ; The first week ; The Goettge patrol ; The brush patrol ; The First Battle of the Matanikau ; The Battle of the Tenaru ; The Battle of the Eastern Solomons ; The Second Battle of the Matanikau -- September: The Tasimboko Raid ; The Battle of 'Bloody Ridge' ; September Matanikau action -- October: October Matanikau action ; The Japanese counter-offensive ; The Battle of Cape Esperance ; The Battle of Henderson Field ; The Battle of Santa Cruz -- November: The naval battle for Guadalcanal ; November Matanikau action ; Action at Koli Point ; The Aola Operation ; The second naval battle for Guadalcanal ; The Battle of Tassafaronga -- The Army takes over: The January offensive ; Reduction of the Gifu -- The final phase: The final push -- Epilogue -- The battlefield today -- Chronology -- A guide to further reading -- Index.

A detailed account of the Americans' first ground offensive against the Japanese in World War II, which occurred in August 1942 on the island of Guadalcanal.

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