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Neptune'S Inferno

The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
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The three-month campaign for the vital island of Guadalcanal was America's first offensive of the Pacific war, a titanic battle, epic in scope, in which the U.S. Navy and Marines first took the fight to the enemy and learned how to win a new kind of war. Weaving interviews with veterans, new primary sources, and other exhaustive research into the fresh synthesis of gripping narrative and authoritative analysis for which he is acclaimed, James Hornfischer brings this critical point in history to life as never before, in an account sure to be a new benchmark in the annals of World War II. "A literary tour de force that is destined to become one of the . . . definitive works about the battle for Guadalcanal . . . James D. Hornfischer deftly captures the essence of the most pivotal naval campaign of the Pacific war."-San Antonio Express-News 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 Working from new interviews with survivors, unpublished eyewitness accounts, and newly available documents, Hornfischer paints a vivid picture of the officers and enlisted men who opposed the Japanese in America's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. Praise for Neptune's Inferno "Vivid and engaging . . . extremely readable, comprehensive and thoroughly researched."-Ronald Spector, The Wall Street Journal "Superlative storytelling . . . the masterwork on the long-neglected topic of World War II's surface ship combat."-Richard B. Frank, World War II "The author's two previous World War II books . . . thrust him into the major leagues of American military history writers. Neptune's Inferno is solid proof he deserves to be there."-The Dallas Morning News "Outstanding . . . The author's narrative gifts and excellent choice of detail give an almost Homeric quality to the men who met on the sea in steel titans."-Booklist (starred review) "Brilliant . . . a compelling narrative of naval combat . . . simply superb."-The Washington Times

Author Biography:

James D. Hornfischerwas a writer, literary agent, and book editor.He was the author of the New York Times bestsellers Neptune's Inferno, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Soldiers, Ship of Ghosts, and The Fleet at Flood Tide, all widely acclaimed accounts of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II, as well as the upcoming Who Can Hold the Sea. His books have received numerous awards, including the Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Distinguished Service and the Naval Historical Foundation Distinguished Service Award.James D. Hornfischer died in 2021.
Release date Australia
March 6th, 2012
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
2 16-page b&w inserts, 9 maps
Pages
544
Dimensions
155x233x29
ISBN-13
9780553385120
Product ID
12968024

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