Neptune's Inferno. The U.S. Navy At Guadalcanal

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: BANTAM DELL
Publisher Place: New York
Publisher Year: 2012
Edition: First Edition

Description: 516 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: The Battle of Guadalcanal has long been heralded as a Marine victory. Now, with his powerful portrait of the Navys 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 Working from new interviews with survivors, unpublished eyewitness accounts, and newly available documents, Hornfischer paints a vivid picture of the officers and enlisted men who opposed the Japanese in Americas hour of need. The first major work on this subject in almost two decades, "Neptunes 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.

ISBN: 9780553385120