Neptunes Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal - James D. Hornfischer
Category: History
Narrator: Robertson Dean
Tags: History, Military, Adults
Publisher: Books on Tape Release date: January 25, 2011 Duration: 18:38:44, Neptunes Inferno is at once the most epic and the most intimate account ever written of the contest for control of the seaways of the Solomon Islands, Americas first concerted offensive against the Imperial Japanese juggernaut and the true turning point of the Pacific conflict. This grim, protracted campaign has long been heralded as a Marine victory. Now, with his powerful portrait of the Navys sacrificethree sailors died at sea for every man lost ashoreHornfischer tells for the first time the full story of the men who fought in destroyers, cruisers, and battleships in the narrow, deadly waters of Iron bottom Sound. Here, in brilliant cinematic detail, are the seven major naval actions that began in August of 1942, a time when the war seemed un-winnable and America fought on a shoestring, with the outcome always in doubt. But at Guadalcanal the U.S. proved it had the implacable will to match the Imperial war m
