Islands of destiny : the Solomons campaign and the eclipse of the rising sun / John Prados.
Describes the battles that took place in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific during World War II and offers a theory that credits these battles with being as great a turning point as the Battle of Midway.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
New American Library,
2012.
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| Physical Description: | xxiii, 388 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Variant Title: |
Solomons campaign and the eclipse of the rising sun. |
| Format: | Book |
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| 300 | |a xxiii, 388 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations, maps ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Prologue: the Japanese after Midway -- All along the Watchtower -- Under the Southern Cross -- The crimson tide -- Empire in the balance -- Inching for ground -- War of attrition -- Fortress Rabaul -- South Pacific dreams. | |
| 520 | |a Describes the battles that took place in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific during World War II and offers a theory that credits these battles with being as great a turning point as the Battle of Midway. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057566 | |
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