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The Struggle for Guadalcanal: August 1942-February 1943 (History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Volume 5)
The Struggle for Guadalcanal August 1942February 1943 - History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Volume 5 Author:Samuel Eliot Morison This spectacular fifteen-volume series that charts the U.S. Naval operations during World War II with an insider's perspective. Morison, a Harvard professor, was given a special rank and writing post by FDR. He had active duty aboard eleven different ships, allowing him to witness many crucial battles in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Vo... more »lume Five-the third on the war in the Pacific-is devoted entirely to the Guadalcanal campaign, in which the United States Navy experienced more fighting than in any three previous wars. Filled with many maps and file photographs.« less