Guadalcanal 1942 - The Marines Strike Back

Informationen zum Autor Joseph N. Mueller is a Lieutenant Colonel in the USMC Reserve and the foremost expert on the Guadalcanal campaign. He has had several articles and books published on the subject, and maintains a massive collection of photos, written material and equipment relevant to the battle. Over the years, he has made several trips to Guadalcanal and the surrounding islands to study the battlefield at first hand. Klappentext On what was a virtually unheard of Pacific island, the United States shattered the myth of Japanese invincibility. In the first American amphibious assault of the Second World War, the US Marines and Army halted the apparently irresistible Japanese advance in its tracks. Over 30,000 American and Japanese casualties were suffered in five months of bitter fighting. From the ranks of the units that contested this campaign a seasoned fighting force of US veterans was created that would, island by island, sweep the Japanese back across the Pacific. Zusammenfassung On what was a virtually unheard of Pacific island, the United States shattered the myth of Japanese invincibility. In the first American amphibious assault of the Second World War, the US Marines and Army halted the apparently irresistible Japanese advance in its tracks. Over 30,000 American and Japanese casualties were suffered in five months of bitter fighting. From the ranks of the units that contested this campaign a seasoned fighting force of US veterans was created that would, island by island, sweep the Japanese back across the Pacific. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Origins of the Campaign The Opposing Plans The Opposing Commanders The Opposing Forces The Landings August September October November The Army Takes Over The Final Phase Epilogue The Battlefield Today Chronology A Guide to Further Reading Index

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Mueller, Joseph N. Mueller
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781855322530
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-253-0
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 246 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Osprey Campaign S.; Campaign; Osprey Campaign S.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Japan, European History, Warfare & defence, Second World War, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Asian History, History of the Americas, Battles & campaigns, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Australasian and Pacific history, War and defence operations, Oceania