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Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle Paperback - 1992

by Richard B. Frank

The battle at Guadalcanal marked the first American offensive of World War II and was fought on land, at sea, and in the air. For six months the Americans and the Japanese clashed in brutal warfare that escalated to unimagined levels of sustained violence. 50 photographs; 30 maps.


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Richard B. Frank was born in Kansas in 1947. He served for almost four years in the United States Army, including a tour of duty in Vietnam as an aerorifle platoon leader with the 101st Airborne Division. He is the author of Guadalcanal.

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The Japanese aircraft that destroyed the Pacific Fleet's battleships at Pearl Harbor transformed American naval tactics.

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  • Title Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle
  • Author Richard B. Frank
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 848
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books, New York
  • Date January 1, 1992
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780140165616 / 0140165614
  • Weight 1.81 lbs (0.82 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.31 x 6.1 x 1.27 in (23.65 x 15.49 x 3.23 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands,
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 90008265
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.54

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  • Publishers Weekly, 12/20/1991, Page 0

About the author

Richard B. Frank was born in Kansas in 1947. He served for almost four years in the United States Army, including a tour of duty in Vietnam as an aerorifle platoon leader with the 101st Airborne Division. He is the author of Guadalcanal.
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