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Neptune's inferno the U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal

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As the United States maneuvered for control of the seaways of the Solomon Islands during World War II, it engaged the Japanese at Guadalcanal, which proved to be a turning point in the war. Utilizing interviews and recently unclassified documents, Hornfischer vividly recreates the battle, now herald...

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Main Author: Hornfischer, James D.
Other Authors: Dean, Robertson (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Random House Audio, c2011.
Subjects:
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
United States. > Navy > History > World War, 1939-1945.
United States. > Navy > Biography.
Veterans > United States > Interviews.
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 > Personal narratives, American.
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Summary:As the United States maneuvered for control of the seaways of the Solomon Islands during World War II, it engaged the Japanese at Guadalcanal, which proved to be a turning point in the war. Utilizing interviews and recently unclassified documents, Hornfischer vividly recreates the battle, now heralded as the most important campaign in the Pacific Theater.
Item Description:Subtitle from container.
Unabridged.
Compact discs.
Duration: 18:30:00.
Physical Description:15 sound discs (18 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:18:30:00
ISBN:9780307881397
0307881393
Author Notes:James D. Hornfischer, an American literary agent, naval historian and author, was born in Massachusetts in 1965. He attended Colgate University, where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and graduated in 1987. He received his law degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001, and is a non-practicing member of the State Bar of Texas. Hornfischer, a former editor at HarperCollins, is currently a literary agent, representing non-fiction authors in a myriad of subject areas.

Hornfischer's lifelong interest in the Pacific Theater during World War II led to his writing numerous books on the subject. His titles include: Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors and Ship of Ghosts. He also co-wrote Service: A Navy Seal at War with Marcus Luttrell, the author of Lone Survivor.

Hornfischer's title The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 made the New York Times bestseller list in 2016.

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