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Cinquante-trois jours sur Starvation Island : la bataille de la Seconde Guerre mondiale... couverture rigide 2024

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ISBN
9780316508650
Book Title
Fiftythree Days on Starvation Island : the World War II Battle That Saved Marine Corps Aviation
Item Length
9.1 in
Publisher
Hachette Books
Publication Year
2024
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.8 in
Author
John R. Bruning
Genre
History
Topic
Military / World War II, Modern / 20th Century, Modern / General, World
Item Width
6.3 in
Item Weight
26.8 Oz
Number of Pages
528 Pages

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On August 20, 1942, twelve Marine dive-bombers and nineteen Marine fighters landed at Guadalcanal. Their mission: defeat the Japanese navy and prevent it from sending more men and supplies to "Starvation Island," as Guadalcanal was nicknamed. The Japanese were turning the remote, jungle-covered mountain in the south Solomon Islands into an air base from which they could attack the supply lines between the U.S. and Australia. The night after the Marines landed and captured the partially completed airfield, the Imperial Navy launched a surprise night attack on the Allied fleet offshore, resulting in the worst defeat the U.S. Navy suffered in the 20th century, which prompted the abandonment of the Marines on Guadalcanal. The Marines dug in, and waited for help, as those thirty-one pilots and twelve gunners flew against the Japanese, shooting down eighty-three planes in less than two months, while the dive bombers, carried out over thirty attacks on the Japanese fleet. Fifty-Three Days on Starvation Island follows Major John L. Smith, a magnetic leader who became America's top fighter ace for the time; Captain Marion Carl, the Marine Corps' first ace, and one of the few survivors of his squadron at the Battle of Midway. He would be shot down and forced to make his way back to base through twenty-five miles of Japanese-held jungle. And Major Richard Mangrum, the lawyer-turned-dive-bomber commander whose inexperienced men wrought havoc on the Japanese Navy. New York Times bestselling author John R. Bruning depicts the desperate effort to stop the Japanese long enough for America to muster reinforcements and turn the tide at Guadalcanal. Not just the story of an incredible stand on a distant jungle island, Fifty-Three Days on Starvation Island also explores the consequences of victory to the men who secured it at a time when America had been at war for less than a year and its public had yet to fully understand what that meant. The home front they returned to after their jungle ordeal was a surreal montage of football games, nightclubs, fine dining with America's elites, and inside looks at dysfunctional defense industries more interested in fleecing the government than properly equipping the military. Bruning tells the story of how one battle reshaped the Marine Corps and propelled its veterans into the highest positions of power just in time to lead the service into a new war in Southeast Asia.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Hachette Books
ISBN-10
0316508659
ISBN-13
9780316508650
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26057252078

Product Key Features

Book Title
Fiftythree Days on Starvation Island : the World War II Battle That Saved Marine Corps Aviation
Author
John R. Bruning
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Modern / 20th Century, Modern / General, World
Publication Year
2024
Genre
History
Number of Pages
528 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.1 in
Item Height
1.8 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Item Weight
26.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

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Trade
Lc Classification Number
D767.98.B78 2024
Reviews
"Bruning is at his best when he delves into the pilots' anguish and obsessions...[his] work is a testament and a memorial not just to a handful of tragic heroes, but to those left bereft by this unique and explosive competition on the other side of the world."-- The New York Times, "Highly detailed... this expert history... examines a heroic element that has received less attention. This a lucidly written...account of the Guadalcanal air campaign... undoubtedly entertaining. Heroism was abundant at Guadalcanal, but these fliers stand out, and Bruning captures the action well."-- Kirkus Reviews
Lccn
2023-044665
Dewey Decimal
940.54265933
Dewey Edition
23

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