Guadalcanal: The U.S. Marines in World War II: A Pictorial Tribute
On August 7, 1942, a scant nine months after Pearl Harbor, the Marine Corps struck back against Japan on an island half a world away: Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands. The stakes were high. The Japanese had been running roughshod across Asia, the Pacific, and the Indian Ocean. If the Marines failed in the Solomons, Samoa and Fiji would almost certainly fall, mortally threatening America’s lifeline to Australia. The 1st Marine Division’s stand at Guadalcanal ranks with the most heroic,...
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On August 7, 1942, a scant nine months after Pearl Harbor, the Marine Corps struck back against Japan on an island half a world away: Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands. The stakes were high. The Japanese had been running roughshod across Asia, the Pacific, and the Indian Ocean. If the Marines failed in the Solomons, Samoa and Fiji would almost certainly fall, mortally threatening America’s lifeline to Australia. The 1st Marine Division’s stand at Guadalcanal ranks with the most heroic, dramatic, and enduring of military history.
ContentsAuthor’s NoteAcknowledgmentsGlossary and Guide to AbbreviationsMapsChapter 1 August 1942Chapter 2 September 1942Chapter 3 October 1942Chapter 4 November 1942—February 1943BibliographyIndex
\ From the Publisher“This book can be described as the best collection of photos ever published about Marines in Guadalcanal … no one has ever assembled a more complete set and put it into print … In total, they paint a fuller visual portrait of the Marine experience on that island than any compilation previously available.”\ Naval History, August, 2007\ “Following his earlier achievements with Iwo Jima and Pacific Warriors, Hammel thrusts the readers into the hell and stench of battle on this Solomon island with both words and photographs, many of the most gruesome kind. Obsessed with Guadalcanal, Hammel pays tribute to the Marines’ spirit in his fourth book on the subject...Guadalcanal is truly an outstanding effort to document the sacrifice and struggle in America’s first stepping-stone on the path to victory over Japan.” \ WWII History\ Leatherneck, August 2007\ “Crisp writing and storytelling utilizing more than 270 pictures are the Hammel tools that take the reader through the assembling of a patchwork division made up of a borrowed regiment, lightly manned independent units and ill-advised Navy support … Hammel’s adept description of the action is easily followed in a collection of rare and perhaps never-before-viewed pictures of this major campaign … Hammel’s pictorial tribute is a worthy addition to the library of those who have interest in Marine history.”\ WWII History, November 2007 \ “From Zenith Press and Eric Hammel comes another handsome, profusely illustrated tribute to the United States Marine Corps, this time focusing on the first major land battle involving American troops in the Pacific. Following his earlier achievements with Iwo Jima and Pacific Warriors, Hammel thrusts the readers into the hell and stench of battle on this Solomon island with both words and photographs, many of the most gruesome kind. Obsessed with Guadalcanal, Hammel pays tribute to the Marines’ spirit in his fourth book on the subject ... Guadalcanal is truly an outstanding effort to document the sacrifice and struggle in America’s first stepping-stone on the path to victory over Japan.”\ \ Time Out For Entertainment, November 2007\ “A richly illustrated tribute to the first U.S. land offensive in the Pacific in World War II. Told with an amazing attention to detail that makes you feel the muck on your feet and smell the rot of the jungle, author Eric Hammel succeeds in adding a new wrinkle to the story of the battle through rare photos and first-hand accounts.”\ \ \ \
