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Author Wheelan, Joseph, author.

Title Midnight in the Pacific : Guadalcanal : the World War II battle that turned the tide of war / Joseph Wheelan.

Publication Info. Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, [2017]
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1812613~S1
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 95th Street Adult Nonfiction  940.5426593 WHE    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  940.5426593 WHE    AVAILABLE
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Description xxi, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-342) and index.
Summary The first U.S. offensive of World War II began with no fanfare early August 7, 1942. But, before it ended six months later with the first U.S. land victory, Guadalcanal was a household name. There, marines faced bloody banzai attacks in the stifling malarial jungles while the U.S. sailors and pilots battled Japanese air and sea armadas day and night. The all–in battles consumed thousands of men, hundreds of planes, and dozens of warships and— stopped the Japanese Juggernaut. Guadalcanal was the Pacific War's turning point. Published on the 75th anniversary of the battle, Midnight in the Pacific is both a sweeping narrative and a compelling drama of individual Marines, soldiers, and sailors caught in the cross–hairs of history.
Subject Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
ISBN 9780306824593
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