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Neptune's inferno : the U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal, James D. Hornfischer
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- Summary
- Draws on interviews with veterans and primary sources to present a narrative account of the pivotal World War II campaign, chronicling the three-month effort to gain control of Guadalcanal as a battle that taught the U.S. Navy and Marines new approaches to warfare
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxii, 516 p., [32] p. of plates
- Contents
-
- Eight-two ships
- Sea of troubles. Trip wire ; A great gray fleet ; The first D-Day ; Nothing worthy of Your Majesty's attention ; Fly the carriers ; A captain in the fog ; The martyring of Task Group 62.6 ; Burning in the rain
- Fighting fleet rising. A new kind of fight ; The Tokyo Express ; A function at the junction ; What they were build for ;The warriors ; The devil may care ;The visit ; Night of a new moon ; Pulling the trigger ; "Pour it to 'em"
- Storm tide. All hell's eve ; The weight of a war ; Enter fighting ; "Strike-- repeat, strike" ; Santa Cruz ; Secret history ; Turner's choice ; Suicide ; Black Friday ; Into the light ; The killing salvo ; Death in the Machine Age ; Point blank ; Among the shadows ; Atlanta burning ; Cruiser in the sky ; Regardless of losses
- The thundering. The giants ride ; The gun club ; The kind of men who win a war ; On the spot ; The futility of learning ; Future rising ; Report and echo ; The opinion of convening authority ; Ironbottom Sound
- Ships and aircraft types of the Guadalcanal Campaign
- Naval battles of the Guadalcanal Campaign
- Total naval losses at Guadalcanal
- Isbn
- 9780553806700
- Label
- Neptune's inferno : the U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
- Title
- Neptune's inferno
- Title remainder
- the U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
- Statement of responsibility
- James D. Hornfischer
- Subject
-
- Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 -- Personal narratives, American
- United States, Navy -- Biography
- United States, Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
- Veterans -- United States -- Interviews
- Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Draws on interviews with veterans and primary sources to present a narrative account of the pivotal World War II campaign, chronicling the three-month effort to gain control of Guadalcanal as a battle that taught the U.S. Navy and Marines new approaches to warfare
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hornfischer, James D
- Dewey number
- 940.54/265933
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D767.98
- LC item number
- .H665 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- United States
- United States
- Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943
- World War, 1939-1945
- Veterans
- Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943
- Label
- Neptune's inferno : the U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal, James D. Hornfischer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [439]-489) and index
- Contents
- Eight-two ships -- Sea of troubles. Trip wire ; A great gray fleet ; The first D-Day ; Nothing worthy of Your Majesty's attention ; Fly the carriers ; A captain in the fog ; The martyring of Task Group 62.6 ; Burning in the rain -- Fighting fleet rising. A new kind of fight ; The Tokyo Express ; A function at the junction ; What they were build for ;The warriors ; The devil may care ;The visit ; Night of a new moon ; Pulling the trigger ; "Pour it to 'em" -- Storm tide. All hell's eve ; The weight of a war ; Enter fighting ; "Strike-- repeat, strike" ; Santa Cruz ; Secret history ; Turner's choice ; Suicide ; Black Friday ; Into the light ; The killing salvo ; Death in the Machine Age ; Point blank ; Among the shadows ; Atlanta burning ; Cruiser in the sky ; Regardless of losses -- The thundering. The giants ride ; The gun club ; The kind of men who win a war ; On the spot ; The futility of learning ; Future rising ; Report and echo ; The opinion of convening authority ; Ironbottom Sound -- Ships and aircraft types of the Guadalcanal Campaign -- Naval battles of the Guadalcanal Campaign -- Total naval losses at Guadalcanal
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxii, 516 p., [32] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780553806700
- Lccn
- 2010027231
- Other physical details
- ill., maps, ports.
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn613432356
- 1792061
- Label
- Neptune's inferno : the U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal, James D. Hornfischer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [439]-489) and index
- Contents
- Eight-two ships -- Sea of troubles. Trip wire ; A great gray fleet ; The first D-Day ; Nothing worthy of Your Majesty's attention ; Fly the carriers ; A captain in the fog ; The martyring of Task Group 62.6 ; Burning in the rain -- Fighting fleet rising. A new kind of fight ; The Tokyo Express ; A function at the junction ; What they were build for ;The warriors ; The devil may care ;The visit ; Night of a new moon ; Pulling the trigger ; "Pour it to 'em" -- Storm tide. All hell's eve ; The weight of a war ; Enter fighting ; "Strike-- repeat, strike" ; Santa Cruz ; Secret history ; Turner's choice ; Suicide ; Black Friday ; Into the light ; The killing salvo ; Death in the Machine Age ; Point blank ; Among the shadows ; Atlanta burning ; Cruiser in the sky ; Regardless of losses -- The thundering. The giants ride ; The gun club ; The kind of men who win a war ; On the spot ; The futility of learning ; Future rising ; Report and echo ; The opinion of convening authority ; Ironbottom Sound -- Ships and aircraft types of the Guadalcanal Campaign -- Naval battles of the Guadalcanal Campaign -- Total naval losses at Guadalcanal
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxii, 516 p., [32] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780553806700
- Lccn
- 2010027231
- Other physical details
- ill., maps, ports.
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn613432356
- 1792061
Subject
- Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 -- Personal narratives, American
- United States, Navy -- Biography
- United States, Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
- Veterans -- United States -- Interviews
- Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American
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