| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 514 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Texas A & M University military history series ; 111 |
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Texas A & M University military history series ; 111.
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| Contents |
The eve of World War II -- The enemy at the doorstep -- Flying before the storm -- The Japanese in the Southern Solomons, May-August 1942 -- Preparing for battle -- The early air war -- Day one, Guadalcanal -- Day one : Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanambogo -- Day two : Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanambogo -- Guadalcanal : hanging on -- Bloody September -- Black October -- A river too far -- War in the outer islands -- The U.S. Army takes over -- The Ke-go Operation |
| Summary |
Presents battlefield accounts and first-person narratives from over 200 Allied and Japanese veterans of the battle on Guadalcanal Island between August 1942 and February 1943 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-482) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands -- Guadalcanal
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Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943.
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HISTORY -- Military -- World War II.
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Military campaigns
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Veldslagen.
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Tweede Wereldoorlog.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands -- Guadalcanal.
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Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943.
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| SUBJECT |
Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) -- History, Military
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| Subject |
Solomon Islands
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Solomon Islands -- Guadalcanal
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Solomon-eilanden.
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Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) -- History, Military.
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Guadalcanal -- Schlacht (1942-1943)
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| Genre/Form |
Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007014115 |
| ISBN |
1603444556 |
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9781603444552 |
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1299052843 |
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9781299052840 |
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