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PublisherMBI Publishing Company LLC
ISBN-100760320527
ISBN-139780760320525
eBay Product ID (ePID)30871148
Product Key Features
Book TitleCarrier Clash : the Invasion of Guadalcanal and the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, August 1942
Number of Pages392 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II
Publication Year2004
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorEric Hammel
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal940.5/44973
SynopsisHad the Navy failed in the battle against the Japanese fleet on August 7 and 8, 1942, the 1st Marine Division's invasion of Guadalcanal would have been defeated almost before it began. While plenty of hard fighting remained on both land and sea, at least the Marines had a chance., Beginning with detailed descriptions of the history of the aircraft carrier, the development of carrier-air tactics, the training of carrier pilots, and numerous operational considerations that defined the way carrier battles had to be fought, Carrier Clash takes the reader into the air with brave U. S. Navy fighter pilots as they protect their ships and the Guadalcanal invasion fleet against determined Japanese air attacks on August 7 and 8, 1942. Next, Hammel sets the stage for the August 24 Battle of the Eastern Solomons, by putting the reader right into the cockpits of the U. S. Navy Dauntless dive-bombers as they drive on the Imperial Navy light carrier Ryujo - and hit the ship with 500-pound bombs! Carrier Clash is the definitive combat history of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons' third battle (of only five) between American and Japanese aircraft carriers. Had the Navy failed in this battle against the Japanese fleet, the 1st Marine Division's invasion of Guadalcanal would have been defeated almost before it began.About the AuthorEric Hammel is the author of almost thirty works of military history. He is also a frequent contributor to various military journals including Marine Corps Gazette and is currently working on an illustrated history of the Marine Corps in World War II to be published by Zenith Press. Hammel lives in northern California near San Francisco.
LC Classification NumberD790.H255 2004
