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

Stephen L Moore

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451473760 ISBN 13: 9780451473769

Publisher: NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY, 2016

Synopsis

November, 1942: Japanese and American forces fight 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:

"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

"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. Steve lives north of Dallas in Lantana, Texas, with his wife, Cindy, and their three children.

About this edition

• Publisher: NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0451473760
• ISBN 13: 9780451473769
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512