Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942-february 1943: History of United States Naval Operations in World War II

These paperback editions of Samuel Eliot Morison s multivolume History of United States Naval Operations in World War II are being published by the Naval Institute Press with new introductions by noted military historians. The fourteen volumes in the series will be published over a three-year period. Critically hailed for their accuracy, narrative pace, and detail, Morison s classic works present a complete naval record of the war. Volume 5 covers the six major engagements in waters surrounding Guadalcanal. From the Solomon Islands campaign to the courageous actions of Edson's Raiders at the Battle of the Bloody Ridge and the Battle of Tassafaronga, the author describes events from the ship decks, cockpits, and ridgetops where the fate of thousands was decided.