Guadalcanal Decision at Sea - The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (Paperback)

"Hammel's painstaking reconstruction affords not only a wealth of strategic and tactical detail but also a full measure of critical judgments . . . a kaleidoscopic but invariably intelligible account of key actions."-Kirkus Reviews "Hammel does not write dry history. His battle sequences are masterfully portrayed."-Library Journal "Vivid and memorable . . ."-Publishers Weekly GUADALCANAL: DECISION AT SEA is a vivid examination of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, November 13-15, 1942, and its crucial impact on America's offensive against Japan in World War II. This three-day air and naval action incorporated America's most decisive surface battle of the war and it was the only naval battle of the 20th century where American battleships fought Japanese battleships. This American victory decided the future course of the naval war in the Pacific. Hammel has brilliantly blended the detailed historical records with personal accounts of many of the officers and enlisted men involved, creating an engrossing narrative of the strategy and struggle as seen by both sides.