The Battle of Guadalcanal has long been heralded as a Marine victory. Now, with his powerful portrait of the Navy’s sacrifice, James D. Hornfischer tells for the first time the full story of the men who fought in destroyers, cruisers, and battleships in the narrow, deadly waters of “Ironbottom Sound.” Here, in stunning cinematic detail, are the seven major naval actions that began in August 1942, a time when the war seemed unwinnable and America fought on a shoestring, with the outcome always in doubt.
Working from new interviews with survivors, unpublished eyewitness accounts, and newly available documents, Hornfischer paints a vivid picture of the officers and enlisted men who opposed the Japanese in America’s hour of need. The first major work on this subject in almost two decades, Neptune’s Inferno does what all great battle narratives do: It tells the gripping human stories behind the momentous events and critical decisions that altered the course of history and shaped so many lives.
Hornfischer’s telling of the series of naval battles around Guadalcanal is unparalleled. While Eric Hammel goes in depth in his books Carrier Strike, Carrier Clash, and Decision at Sea, this is the ‘must have’ chronicle of the sea campaign in its entirety. The opening paragraph in the prologue sets the tone for the book, and lets you know you’re in for a great read. The narrative was very compelling, and Jim Hornfischer continued the excellent standard he set with “Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors”.
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Neptune’s Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal Details
- Author : James D. Hornfischer ( Download PDF :
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- Publisher: Bantam (January 25, 2011)
- Print Length: 516 pages
- Language: English
- ASIN: B004C43FXE
- Publication Date: January 25, 2011
- File Size: 13655 KB
About the Author
James D. Hornfischer’s new book, The Fleet at Flood Tide, will be published in October 2016. Hornfischer is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Neptune’s Inferno, Ship of Ghosts, and The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, winner of the Samuel Eliot Morison Award. A native of Massachusetts and a graduate of Colgate University and the University of Texas School of Law, he lives in Austin, Texas.
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