Jeffrey Cox

Dark Waters, Starry Skies

The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign, March-October 1943

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Produktbeschreibung

A fast-paced and absorbing read of the final months of the vital Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign during the Pacific War.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury USA
• Seitenzahl: 528
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 153mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781472849878
• ISBN-10: 1472849876
• Artikelnr.: 70374284

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey R. Cox is a litigation attorney and an independent military historian. A student of history, international affairs, and defence policy for most of his life, his first book was the critically acclaimed Rising Star, Falling Skies (2014) about the Java Sea campaign. This was followed by two volumes on the Guadalcanal-Solomons campaign: Morning Star, Midnight Sun (2018) and Blazing Star, Setting Sun (2020). He resides in Indianapolis.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue: Via Dolorosa
I. Akikaze
II. Putting the Cartwheel Before the Horse
III. I-Go
IV. Magic in the Air
V. Where Sea Eagles Dare
VI. Parthian Shots
VII. Quagmire
VIII. The Hop
IX. Dominoes
Epilogue: The Akikaze Resunk

Rezensionen

Drawing on vivid recollections from participants in the great struggle for the Solomons and from other primary sources, Cox delivers a fast-paced, detailed and highly readable account of the pivotal struggle in the South Pacific. The reader will find Dark Waters, Starry Skies a rich and rewarding experience.