Midnight in the Pacific : Guadalcanal : the World War II battle that turned the tide of war / Joseph Wheelan.
From early August until mid-November of 1942, US Marines, sailors, and pilots struggled for dominance against an implacable enemy: Japanese soldiers, inculcated with the bushido tradition of death before dishonor, avatars of bayonet combat--close-up, personal, and gruesome. The glittering prize was...
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| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA :
Da Capo Press,
[2017]
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
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Guadalcanal : the World War II battle that turned the tide of war |
| Format: | Book |