Guadalcanal Decision at Sea

Download or read book Guadalcanal Decision at Sea written by Eric Hammel and published by iBooks. This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed historian Eric Hammel presents a vivid examination of the naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942, and its crucial impact on America's offensive against Japan in World War II. The combined air and naval action was the only naval battle of the 20th Century where American battleships fought Japanese battleships. When it concluded, it was an American victory that decided the future course of the naval war in the Pacific.