The third volume of this important series about the air campaigns in the Solomon Islands continues the detailed description of the air battle at Guadalcanal during November and December 1942. With high attrition, the US position was perilous with the Japanese conducting a frenzied air campaign against the defenders. In almost 200 glossy art paper pages the well written text that is the result of forensic research is supported by a mixture of photographs, artwork, side profiles and maps that enhance the understanding narrative. The so-called ‘Tokyo Express’ where Japanese ships transported reinforcements into Guadalcanal continued resulting a heavy fighting in the air and offshore. The period also saw the beginnings of offensive US action and the start of ‘Black Cat’ Catalina missions by night, and the early operations by the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The joy of this valuable series of highly readable narratives is the authors’ use of both Allied and Japanese records to present.. Read more
Andrew Thomas - Author and Historian

 A valuable volume from the best Western author.
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