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Mark Stille

Guadalcanal 1942-43

Japan's bid to knock out Henderson Field and the Cactus Air Force

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The campaign for Guadalcanal, which stretched from August 1942 until February 1943, centered on Henderson Field. The airfield was captured by the US on 8 August and placed into operation by 20 August. As long as the airfield was kept operational and stocked with sufficient striking power, the Japanese could not run convoys with heavy equipment and large amounts of supplies to the island. Instead, they were forced to rely on night runs by destroyers which could not carry enough men or supplies to shift the balance decisively against the American garrison on the island. The American air contingent on the island, named the 'Cactus Air Force', co… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Laurier, Jim (Illustr.)
  • ISBN: 978-1-4728-3550-5
  • EAN: 9781472835505
  • Produktnummer: 32608651
  • Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
  • Seitenangabe: 96 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 17'857 KB

Über den Autor


Mark Stille (Commander, United States Navy, retired) received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College. He recently concluded a nearly 40-year career in the intelligence community including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He is the author of numerous Osprey titles focusing on naval history in the Pacific.

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