The bitter six-month struggle for control of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific during World War II matched the US Marine Corps against the Imperial Japanese Army in a campaign that would test both sides to the limit. In this book the realities of prolonged warfare in an unforgiving environment are documented in photographs; specially commissioned artwork; official reports; and first-hand accounts; offering a glimpse of infantry combat in World War II's Pacific Theater.The toughness of American Marines was sorely tested by Japanese troops willing to lay down their lives in Banzai charges and desperate last stands across the Pacific in World War II. This book offers key insights into the tactics; leadership; combat performance; and subsequent reputations of six representative USMC and IJA infantry battalions pitched into three pivotal actions that determined the course of the campaign for Guadalcanal at the height of World War II.Mountainous and covered in tropical jungle; Guadalcanal is the largest of the Solomon Islands. During World War II its location - dominating vital lines of communication and supply between the United States; Australia; and New Zealand - made it a key strategic objective for both sides in the escalating struggle for the South Pacific region. Between August 7; 1942 and February 9; 1943 it was the setting for a series of bitter battles between the advancing Japanese forces and those of a resurgent United States and its allies; in the Allies' first major offensive against the Japanese.Spearheading the Allied effort to take and hold Guadalcanal; the US Marine Corps played a key role in the back-and-forth land battles for this vital island; while their adversaries; the garrison troops of the Imperial Japanese Army; strove to counter the Allies' offensive moves. From the initial US landings that took the Japanese by surprise to the savage battles of Tenaru; Edson's Ridge; Henderson Field; and Mount Austen; the campaign tested the infantrymen of both sides to the limit; with tropical diseases; supply problems; hostile terrain; and poor weather all adding to the horrors of close-quarter combat.
#1602389 in Books Stephen Warren 2016-02-01 2016-02-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.25 x .80 x 6.13l; .0 #File Name: 1469627272320 pagesThe Worlds the Shawnees Made Migration and Violence in Early America
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful. A valuable history of the travels and life of the Shawnee peopleBy Benjamin J. BarnesStephen Warren has done what a great many ethnohistorians have failed to do: he has been among the Shawnee people and combines the often distant world of history and weaves it together with the living people of today. Within the book; the author is able to take the words of primary voices from the past and with the living descendants of today and creates a framework for understanding how the Shawnee were not only able to survive systematic removals; but to prosper in new homelands.The history revealed by Dr. Warren's work; shows the tenacity of the Shawnee and their adaptability throughout the historic period and even glimpses beyond into the pre-contact Shawnee worlds.As a Shawnee person; I recommend Dr. Stephen Warren's book to all readers interested in Shawnee and early American History.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great book about the origins and world of the ShawneeBy MHThis book explains in detail about where the Shawnees came from and how they adapted to the upheaval of their world;(Fort Ancient); and the book has plenty of illustrations and maps and I must say if you like reading about Native Americans and the Shawnees and how North American came into being this book is a 10 out of 10! Yes; this book holds a place in my library.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Highly recommended!By Jason W.Exceptional work on this history and culture of the Shawnee. Highly recommended!
