Jeffrey Cox

Devil's Fire, Southern Cross

The Conclusion of the Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign, October 1943-February 1944

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Produktbeschreibung

A fast-paced and absorbing read of the final months of the crucial Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign during the Pacific War by esteemed World War II historian Jeffrey Cox.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury USA
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 153mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781472864482
• ISBN-10: 1472864484
• Artikelnr.: 71554996

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey R. Cox is a litigation attorney and an independent military historian specializing in World War II, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome. His first interest was in the Pacific War, which he has studied for more than 30 years. A student of history, international affairs, and defence policy for most of his life, Cox holds a degree in National Security Policy Studies from The Ohio State University and a doctorate of jurisprudence from Indiana University School of Law. He is a contributor to Military History Online (militaryhistoryonline.com) and resides in Indiana.

Inhaltsangabe

[Subject to confirmation]
Prologue
I. Walls Closing In
II. From Pestilence to Cartwheel
III. Strategic Ambiguity
IV. The Devil's Furnace Room
V. "Japan will topple if Bougainville falls"
VI. "The entire mobile surface and air strength of the Combined Fleet"
VII. "Guadalcanal ... Minus All the Mistakes"
VIII. "The Almost Perfect Action"
IX. Remember the Alamo ... Force
X. Cartwheel Constrictor
XI. Anti-Climax
Epilogue: Japanese War Crimes
Index