Battle for Hell's Island, The : How a Small Band of Carrier Dive-Bombers Helped Save Guadalcanal - Hardcover

Stephen L Moore

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0451473752 ISBN 13: 9780451473752

Publisher: NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY, 2015

Synopsis

November, 1942: Japanese and American forces had been fighting for control of Guadalcanal. Amid a seeming stalemate, a group of U.S. Navy carrier airmen helped form the Cactus Air Force, a motley assemblage of Marine, Air Force, and carrier-less Navy airmen tasked with holding the line. Under constant assault by the Japanese, pilots and gunners rarely lasted more than a few weeks. Yet when the Japanese attempted to take the island once and for all, these men miraculously turned back a warship armada, fighter planes, and a convoy of troops.

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Review:

Praise for "Pacific Payback"
"This heartfelt tribute to the SBD pilots and radiomen offers much new information and is a valuable contribution to the history of the Pacific War."--John B. Lundstrom, author of "The First Team"
"In bringing this story to the public, Stephen Moore has done a service to the courageous fliers of Scouting Squadron Six and Bombing Squadron Six."--John F. Wukovits, author of "For Crew and Country "and "One Square Mile of Hell"
"Deeply researched and well written, "Pacific Payback" is by far the most detailed account of USS "Enterprise"'s dive-bombers and their decisive role at the Battle of Midway."--Jonathan Parshall, coauthor of "Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway"

Praise for "Pacific Payback"
"This heartfelt tribute to the SBD pilots and radiomen offers much new information and is a valuable contribution to the history of the Pacific War."--John B. Lundstrom, author of "The First Team"
"In bringing this story to the public, Stephen Moore has done a service to the courageous fliers of Scouting Squadron Six and Bombing Squadron Six."--John F. Wukovits, author of "For Crew and Country "and "One Square Mile of Hell"
"Deeply researched and well written, "Pacific Payback" is by far the most detailed account of USS "Enterprise"'s dive-bombers and their decisive role at the Battle of Midway."--Jonathan Parshall, coauthor of "Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway"

Praise for "Pacific Payback"
This heartfelt tribute to the SBD pilots and radiomen offers much new information and is a valuable contribution to the history of the Pacific War. John B. Lundstrom, author of "The First Team"
In bringing this story to the public, Stephen Moore has done a service to the courageous fliers of Scouting Squadron Six and Bombing Squadron Six. John F. Wukovits, author of "For Crew and Country "and "One Square Mile of Hell"
Deeply researched and well written, "Pacific Payback" is by far the most detailed account of USS "Enterprise" s dive-bombers and their decisive role at the Battle of Midway. Jonathan Parshall, coauthor of "Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway""

Moore s battle descriptions are gripping [An] important, illuminating book "The Battle for Hell s Island"brings vital new insights into how America and its Allies advanced from shellshocked defenders to powerful victors in the Pacific War. " The Dallas Morning News""

A fabulous, memorable re-creation of how the war was experienced . The Battle for Hell's Island will definitely appeal to anyone with an interest in the carrier wars of World War II. America in WWII
Guadalcanal was one of World War II s biggest slugfests, a battle fought in the skies, in the seas, and in the malarial jungles of the Pacific World War II historian Stephen Moore has crafted an exciting new book on this desperate fight Not only a great read but an important tribute to the fliers who helped win the Battle of Guadalcanal and World War II. James Scott, The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
Stephen L. Moore offers what will soon be ranked a major military classic among the past half century s torrent of books on the Pacific War . Not only does The Battle for Hell s Island highlight new information and examine eyewitness accounts, vignettes and reminiscences hitherto unavailable, the text is a tome of fresh insights and re-evaluated interpretations . A major, first-rate, authoritative contribution to the literature of WWII. Leatherneck
Moore s battle descriptions are gripping [An] important, illuminating book The Battle for Hell s Islandbrings vital new insights into how America and its Allies advanced from shellshocked defenders to powerful victors in the Pacific War. The Dallas Morning News"

-A fabulous, memorable re-creation of how the war was experienced.... The Battle for Hell's Island will definitely appeal to anyone with an interest in the carrier wars of World War II.---America in WWII
-Guadalcanal was one of World War II's biggest slugfests, a battle fought in the skies, in the seas, and in the malarial jungles of the Pacific... World War II historian Stephen Moore has crafted an exciting new book on this desperate fight... Not only a great read but an important tribute to the fliers who helped win the Battle of Guadalcanal and World War II.---James Scott, The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
-Stephen L. Moore offers what will soon be ranked a major military classic among the past half century's torrent of books on the Pacific War.... Not only does The Battle for Hell's Island highlight new information and examine eyewitness accounts, vignettes and reminiscences hitherto unavailable, the text is a tome of fresh insights and re-evaluated interpretations .... A major, first-rate, authoritative contribution to the literature of WWII.---Leatherneck
-Moore's battle descriptions are gripping...[An] important, illuminating book...The Battle for Hell's Island brings vital new insights into how America and its Allies advanced from shellshocked defenders to powerful victors in the Pacific War.---The Dallas Morning News

"A fabulous, memorable re-creation of how the war was experienced.... The Battle for Hell's Island will definitely appeal to anyone with an interest in the carrier wars of World War II."--America in WWII

"Guadalcanal was one of World War II's biggest slugfests, a battle fought in the skies, in the seas, and in the malarial jungles of the Pacific... World War II historian Stephen Moore has crafted an exciting new book on this desperate fight... Not only a great read but an important tribute to the fliers who helped win the Battle of Guadalcanal and World War II."--James Scott, The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)

"Stephen L. Moore offers what will soon be ranked a major military classic among the past half century's torrent of books on the Pacific War.... Not only does The Battle for Hell's Island highlight new information and examine eyewitness accounts, vignettes and reminiscences hitherto unavailable, the text is a tome of fresh insights and re-evaluated interpretations .... A major, first-rate, authoritative contribution to the literature of WWII."--Leatherneck

"Moore's battle descriptions are gripping...[An] important, illuminating book...The Battle for Hell's Island brings vital new insights into how America and its Allies advanced from shellshocked defenders to powerful victors in the Pacific War."--The Dallas Morning News

About the Author:

Stephen L. Moore, a sixth-generation Texan, graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, where he studied advertising, marketing, and journalism. He is the author of multiple books on World War II and Texas history, including Pacific Payback: The Carrier Fly Boys Who Avenged Pearl Harbor at the Battle of Midway and Taming Texas, a biography of his great-great-great grandfather William T. Sadler, who was one of the first Texas Ranger captains in the 1830s.

About this edition

• Publisher: NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0451473752
• ISBN 13: 9780451473752
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448