Acknowledgments viiIntroduction xiPreface xiiiAugust 1941 1Crossing the Pacific 12Operation Shoestring 38H-Hour, Gavutu 54Gaining the Upper Hand 93Tanambogo 119Secured 142Tulagi 150Guadalcanal 180Tasimboko 186Lunga Ridge 19212 September 20213 September 209Bloody Ridge 219Alamo 23914 September 277Rest and Recovery 291Epilogue 294Notes 303Bibliography 309Index 311