{"product_id":"guadalcanal-six-months-of-john-mark-taika-ambrose-9798249351977","title":"Guadalcanal - Six Months of Hell: The Battle That Turned the Tide in the Pacific War (1942-1943)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn August 1942, America took the offensive for the first time in World War II. The place was Guadalcanal. The cost was unimaginable.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the surprise landings on a rain-soaked jungle island to the brutal six-month campaign that followed, this is the definitive account of the Battle of Guadalcanal-the turning point of the Pacific War, told through the eyes of the Marines, sailors, and pilots who fought it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on firsthand accounts, war diaries, and oral histories, this narrative chronicles the savage land battles, desperate naval engagements, and fierce air combat that transformed an obscure Solomon Islands airstrip into hallowed ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this is more than a combat chronicle. It's the story of what jungle warfare, malaria, starvation, and relentless enemy pressure did to the men who endured it-American and Japanese alike. It's about the coastwatchers who risked everything, the Solomon Islanders whose home became a battlefield, and the commanders who made decisions that changed the course of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gripping military history covers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe hastily planned Operation Watchtower and initial landings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLand battles from Alligator Creek to Bloody Ridge to Mount Austen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor naval engagements: Savo Island, Eastern Solomons, Cape Esperance, the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Tassafaronga\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe sinking of USS \u003ci\u003eWasp\u003c\/i\u003e and the carrier battles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarine Raiders' deep patrols and special operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Japanese perspective and the ultimate evacuation during Operation KE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of WWII Pacific Theater history, Marine Corps combat narratives, and anyone seeking to understand the human cost of the campaign that stopped Japanese expansion and began America's long road to Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is Guadalcanal as it has never been told before-from the foxholes, the gun decks, and the cockpits.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John-Mark Taika Ambrose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798249351977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.53d","brand":"John-Mark Taika Ambrose","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874587357439,"sku":"9798249351977","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/guadalcanal-six-months-of-john-mark-taika-ambrose-9798249351977","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}