Islands of Destiny: The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun

Islands of Destiny: The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun
ISBN-10
0451414829
ISBN-13
9780451414823
Category
History
Pages
388
Language
English
Published
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Author
John Prados

Description

Describes the battles that took place in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific during World War II and offers a theory that credits these battles with being as great a turning point as the Battle of Midway. 30,000 first printing.

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