Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal de Hornfischer, James D - 2011-01-25

Random House Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Random House Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Random House Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Bantam, 2011-01-25. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

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Bantam, January 2011. Hardcover . Good/Good. Good+ Hardcover with Good+ Dustjacket. Light to moderate shelfwear to DJ. Light shelfwear to covers. Spine ends bumped. Textblock soiled. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.

New York: Bantam Books, 2011. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. Book club edition. Top page ridge very faintly foxed. 2011 Hard Cover. xxii, 516 pp. Maps on endpapers, two sections of black-and-white photographs. The Battle of Guadalcanal has long been heralded as a Marine victory. Now, with his powerful portrait of the Navy's sacrifice, James D. Hornfischer tells for the first time the full story of the men who fought in destroyers, cruisers, and battleships in the narrow, deadly waters of "Ironbottom Sound." Here, in stunning cinematic detail, are the seven major naval actions that began in August 1942, a time when the war seemed unwinnable and America fought on a shoestring, with the outcome always in doubt. Working from new interviews with survivors, unpublished eyewitness accounts, and newly available documents, Hornfischer paints a vivid picture of the officers and enlisted men who opposed the Japanese in America's hour of need. The first major… Leer más

Bantam. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

First edition/first printing. Square spine, clean crisp pages, no writing or marks, no folded page corners. Dust jacket has no rip or creases. Not a remainder or book club printing.

Volume and glossy DJ in 'As New Condition." From the front DJ flap, " 'Neptune's 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, America's 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 Navy's sacrifice...Hornfischer tells for the first time the full story of the men who fought in destroyers, cruisers, and battleships in the narrow, deadly waters of 'Ironbottom Sound."