Cactus Air Force

Air War over Guadalcanal

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

AvEric Hammel,Thomas McKelvey Cleaver,Eric M. Hammel,Thomas McKelvey Cleaver,Eric M Hammel,Thomas Mckelvey Cleaver

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Using diary entries, interviews and first-hand accounts, this vivid narrative brings to life the struggle in the air over the island of Guadalcanal between August 20 and November 15, 1942.The battle of Guadalcanal was the first offensive operation undertaken by the US and its allies in the Pacific War. The three months of air battles between August 20, 1942, when the first Marine air unit arrived on the island, and November 15, when the last enemy attempt to retake the island was defeated, were perhaps the most important of the Pacific War. “Cactus,” the code name for the island, became a sinkhole for Japanese air and naval power, as they experienced losses that could never be made good. For 40 years, the late Eric Hammel interviewed more than 150 American participants in the air campaign at Guadalcanal, none of whom are still alive. These interviews are the most comprehensive first-person accounts of the battle assembled by any historian. More importantly, they involved the junior officers and enlisted men whose stories and memories were not part of the official history, and thus provide a unique insight. In The Cactus Air Force, Pacific War expert Thomas McKelvey Cleaver worked closely with Eric to build on his collection of diary entries, interviews and first-hand accounts to create a vivid narrative of the struggle in the air over the island of Guadalcanal between August 20 and November 15, 1942.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-03-14
Mått152 x 234 x 30 mm
Vikt459 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor336
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
MedarbetareHallion,RichardP.
ISBN9781472851086

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The late Eric Hammel is recognized as one of the leading American military historians, with more than 40 well-received books that are considered authoritative on their subjects published over a 50-year career.Co-author Thomas McKelvey Cleaver is one of Osprey’s most successful authors, and is also a recognized authority on the Pacific War. With his best-selling books Pacific Thunder, Tidal Wave and now The Cactus Air Force, he brings a lifetime of study to the project.

CHAPTER 1: BEFORE – January 4–July 31, 1942CHAPTER 2: RXI – May 25–August 6, 1942CHAPTER 3: HEAVY BOMBERS – June 10–August 6, 1942CHAPTER 4: HELPLESS – August 7–August 20, 1942CHAPTER 5: THE CAVALRY ARRIVES – August 20, 1942CHAPTER 6: FIRST CONTACTS – August 21–August 25, 1942CHAPTER 7: EARLY DAYS – August 26–September 4CHAPTER 8: EDSON’S RIDGE – September 1–September 13, 1942CHAPTER 9: GROWING INTO THE JOB – August 30–September 15, 1942CHAPTER 10: DECISIONS – September 1942CHAPTER 11: TIT FOR TAT – September 15–30, 1942CHAPTER 12: NIMITZ – September 1942CHAPTER 13: STORMY WEATHER – October 1–11, 1942CHAPTER 14: THE NAVAL BATTLE OF CAPE ESPERANCE – October 12, 1942CHAPTER 15: CRISIS – October 13–15, 1942CHAPTER 16: RELIEF – October 16–18, 1942CHAPTER 17: DOG DAYS – October 19–23, 1942CHAPTER 18: THE MOST DIFFICULT TIME – October 23–30, 1942CHAPTER 19: BACKS TO THE WALL – November 1–14, 1942