Struggle for Guadalcanal: August 1942 - February 1943 - Volume 5 [Hardcover]

Samuel Eliot Morison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 30, 1949 | Series: Struggle for Guadalcanal, August, 1942-February, 1943 (Book 5)

History of the United States Naval Operations in World War II.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 389 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (January 30, 1949)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316583057
• ISBN-13: 978-0316583053
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.5 x 8.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,736,017 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars THE standard Naval history of WW2, October 29, 1999

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R. M Connors (Dedham, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Struggle for Guadalcanal: August 1942 - February 1943 - Volume 5 (Hardcover)

I more I read of Naval history, the more I appreciate how enormously insightful Morison was. He spent the entire duration of the war aboard various ships, knew the participants personally in many cases, and captured the full scope and significance of events. A great writer besides. Marvelous stuff.

5.0 out of 5 stars World War II Naval Battles, November 4, 2011

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This review is from: Struggle for Guadalcanal: August 1942 - February 1943 - Volume 5 (Hardcover)

This entire series is a great repository of information on the US Navy during WWII. The author's writing style makes this more like a fiction book then a fantastic history series.

5.0 out of 5 stars Still perhaps the best book ever written on the Guadalcanal campaign, July 6, 2011

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Struggle for Guadalcanal: August 1942 - February 1943 - Volume 5 (Hardcover)

In 1942, author and historian Samuel Eliot Morison was recruited by the United States Navy, and commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander, to document naval activity during the second World War. Eventually Morison's work stretched to fifteen volumes(!) and became widely recognized as one the best histories in its category. This book, volume 5 of the series, was first published in 1949, when the war was still very much a part of living memory.

The book covers the struggle between the United States and the Japanese Empire over the island of Guadalcanal. The book begins with a very interesting history of the island, and then launches into an in-depth examination of the various battles fought on, over, and around the island.

As for me, I found it to be a very interesting book. I must admit that I have not read the other books in the series, but this one certainly shows me why the series became as world-renown as it did! My one and only complaint is that because the book was written so soon after the war, the United States government had not yet admitted the extent of its successes in breaking the Japanese codes, so that part of the war effort is not discussed at all.

But, that said, this is still perhaps the best book ever written on the Guadalcanal campaign, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in that part of World War 2!