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 |
Contents:
- 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.