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The naval battles for Guadalcanal 1942 - Clash for supremacy in the Pacific (Paperback)
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The naval battles for Guadalcanal 1942 - Clash for supremacy in the Pacific (Paperback)
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The battle for Guadalcanal that lasted from August 1942 to February
1943 was the first major American counteroffensive against the
Japanese in the Pacific. The battle of Savo Island on the night of
9 August 1942, saw the Japanese inflict a sever defeat on the
Allied force, driving them away from Guadalcanal and leaving the
just-landed marines in a perilously exposed position. This was the
start of a series of night battles that culminated in the First and
Second battles of Guadalcanal, fought on the nights of 13 and 15
November. One further major naval action followed, the battle of
Tassafaronga on 30 November 1942, when the US Navy once again
suffered a severe defeat, but this time it was too late to alter
the course of the battle as the Japanese evacuated Guadalcanal in
early February 1943.This title will detail the contrasting fortunes
experienced by both sides over the intense course of naval battles
around the island throughout the second half of 1942 that did so
much to turn the tide in the Pacific.
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