{"product_id":"2026200014790-secondhand-guadalcanal-world-war-iis-fiercest-naval-campaign","title":"Guadalcanal: World War Ii's Fiercest Naval Campaign","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the sweltering waters of the South Pacific, the naval battles for Guadalcanal in 1942–43 stand as the most savage and consequential clash of sea power in the entire Second World War — a six-month struggle that would decide the fate of the Pacific Theatre. Adrian Stewart's Guadalcanal: World War II's Fiercest Naval Campaign chronicles this brutal confrontation between Allied and Imperial Japanese naval forces with meticulous precision, reconstructing the chaos of night engagements, the thunderous artillery exchanges, and the desperate human cost that earned the surrounding waters the grim nickname Ironbottom Sound.\n\nStewart brings his considerable authority as a military historian to bear on the strategic miscalculations, heroic improvisations, and sheer ferocity that defined the campaign, illustrating how a remote jungle island became the pivot upon which Allied momentum in the Pacific turned. His narrative weaves together tactical analysis and personal testimony, presenting both the grand strategic picture and the terrifying experience of individual sailors and officers caught in history's crossfire. For anyone who seeks to understand how the Allies wrested control of the Pacific from Japan, this account raises a compelling and disquieting question: just how close did victory come to slipping away?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203179225307,"sku":"2026200014790-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/94547856-64b3-414a-a9d2-40b168fdf17d.png?v=1788144926","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014790-secondhand-guadalcanal-world-war-iis-fiercest-naval-campaign","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}