Challenge for the Pacific: Guadalcanal: The Turning Point of

Challenge for the Pacific: Guadalcanal: The Turning Point of the War

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From Robert Leckie, the World War II veteran and New York Times bestselling author of Helmet for My Pillow, whose experiences were featured in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, comes this vivid narrative of the astonishing six-month campaign for Guadalcanal.
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From the Japanese soldiersâ€™ carefully calculatedâ€”and ultimately foiledâ€”attempt to build a series of impregnable island forts on the ground to the tireless efforts of the Americans who struggled against a tenacious adversary and the temperature and terrain of the island itself, Robert Leckie captures the loneliness, the agony, and the heat of twenty-four-hour-a-day fighting on Guadalcanal. Combatants from both sides are brought to life: General Archer Vandegrift, who first assembled an amphibious strike force; Isoroku Yamamoto, the naval general whose innovative strategy was tested; the island-born Allied scout Jacob Vouza, who survived hideous torture to uncover the enemyâ€™s plans; and Saburo Sakai, the ace flier who shot down American planes with astonishing ease.

Propelling the Allies to eventual victory, Guadalcanal was truly the turning point of the war. Challenge for the PacificÂ is an unparalleled, authoritative account of this great fight that foreverÂ changed our world.
Country USA
Brand Bantam
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber part_0553386913
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2010-10-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553386912

Country	USA
Brand	Bantam
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	part_0553386913
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2010-10-26
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780553386912

Challenge for the Pacific: Guadalcanal: The Turning Point of the War