US Marine vs Japanese Infantryman

Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969–70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Edouard Detaille.

• IntroductionThe opposing sidesThe Battle of the Tenaru: August 19–21, 1942The Henderson Field Attack: September 12–14, 1942The Matanikau Counteroffensive: October 23–26, 1942AnalysisAftermathOrders of battleBibliographyIndex