"Blazing Star, Setting Sun: The Guadalcanal-Solomons" Topic

….Campaign November 1942–March 1943

"From popular Pacific Theater expert Jeffrey R. Cox comes this insightful new history of the critical Guadalcanal and Solomons campaign at the height of World War II. His previous book, Morning Star, Rising Sun, had found the US Navy at its absolute nadir and the fate of the Enterprise, the last operational US aircraft carrier at this point in the war, unknown. This new volume continues the history of this critical campaign, combining detailed research with a novelist's flair for the dramatic to reveal exactly how, despite missteps and misfortunes, the tide of war finally began to turn. There were hard-fought and costly American victories in the first and second naval battles of Guadalcanal in November 1942, as well as the battle of Bismarck Sea in March 1943. By this point Japanese land forces had also been forced to withdraw from Guadalcanal itself marking the successful completion of the first Allied offensive campaign against Japan. From this point on, although the war was still a long way from being won, the American star was unquestionably on the ascendant, slowly, but surely, casting a long shadow over the Imperial Sun…"

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Armand

I've read both of his books and they are excellent. Have this one on my radar for later this year.

Great read. Highly recommend all of his books

Read his other two, both excellent! This one arrived last week, but I haven't gotten to it yet.

The fate of the Japanese carriers at Midway, everybody knows. (I read a Midway book again and again as a little kid.)

It took me decades to realized that the U.S. carrier fleet in the Pacific was wiped out! I believe the majority of WWII fans are unaware of this (all WWII fans, not people who study the Pacific in depth).

We were fortunate that it happened at a time when land-based air power could step in.

How does Neptune's Inferno compare to Cox's books?

Thanks!.

Amicalement
Armand

"Neptune's Inferno" is every bit as good as Cox's book and even more intense.

Thanks also.

Amicalement
Armand