This account of the first victory over Japanese ground forces, told at the level of companies, platoons, and even individuals, demonstrates the relationship bet

[Includes 3 charts, 36 maps and 107 illustrations] "The successes of the South Pacific Force," wrote Admiral Halsey in 1944, "were not the achievements of separ

A detailed account of the Americans' first ground offensive against the Japanese in World War II, which occurred in August 1942 on the island of Guadalcanal.

First offensive is a comprehensive account of the marine's offensive in the Battle for Guadalcanal during WWII. The work consists of the facts on how the Marine