Building upon the expertise of the authors and historians of the
Naval Institute Press, the Naval History Special Editions are
designed to offer studies of the key vessels, battles, and events
of armed conflict. Using an image-heavy, magazine-style format,
these Special Editions should appeal to scholars, enthusiasts, and
general readers alike. The Guadalcanal Campaign began in August
1942 with Operation Watchtower. This first Allied offensive in the
Pacific, undertaken before U.S. forces were fully prepared,
thwarted an impending Japanese operation and initiated a six-month
struggle to control the island and its surroundings. Desperate
fighting occurred in the jungles of Guadalcanal, in the skies above
it, and on--as well as below--the seas around it. Possession of the
island's airfield allowed the U.S. garrison to dominate the skies
during the day. At night, the Imperial Japanese Navy bombarded the
airfield and brought supplies and reinforcements to the island. The
U.S. Navy's attempts to stop these nocturnal incursions triggered a
series of battles that were some of the most furious, confused, and
chaotic in naval history. As melees erupted in bewildering
darkness, concerted action proved impossible. Formations
disintegrated, and ships fought individually. So many were sunk
that sailors nicknamed the narrow waters off Guadalcanal "Iron
Bottom Sound." Within those waters, the men of the U.S. Navy fought
tenaciously. In nights filled with flares, flames, the reek of
gunpowder, and blinding explosions, their "heroic actions without
number" blunted Japanese reinforcement efforts. Victories at the
Battle of Cape Esperance in October and the First and Second Naval
Battles of Guadalcanal in November were especially crucial. Unable
to keep pace with the increasing number of U.S. supplies and
reinforcements, the Japanese abandoned the island. This volume
recounts those battles, the heroic actions that led to victory, and
the Allied triumph at Guadalcanal.
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