Neptune's Inferno by James D. Hornfischer

With The Last Stand of the Tin Can Soldiers and Ship of Ghosts, James D. Hornfischer created definitive books about America’s World War II Navy, works of immediacy distinguished by rich portraits of the participants and exclusive new information. Now he does the same for the deadliest, most pivotal naval campaign of the Pacific war, a battle that has faded into legend without ever being fully understood: Guadalcanal.

Neptune’s Inferno is simultaneously the most epic and the most intimate account ever written of the struggle for control of the crucial seaways off 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, but now, for the first time, it is also fully revealed as a triumph for the Navy men who fought in cruisers, destroyers, carriers, and battleships in the narrow, deadly waters of “Ironbottom Sound.” Here, in brilliant 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—Without adequate plans or material and with the outcome always in doubt.

In his trademark style, and working from new interviews with survivors, fellow sailors, and family members, Hornfischer presents the riveting true stories of the officers and enlisted men who never stopped fighting. Here are Admiral William “Bull” Halsey, who took command of the faltering South Pacific Area from his aloof, overwhelmed predecessor and became a national hero; the brilliant Admiral Norman Scott, who died even as he showed his command how to fight and win; Admiral Daniel Callaghan, the folksy and genteel “Uncle Dan,” lost in the strobe-lit chaos of his burning ship; Rear Admiral Willis Lee, who took vengeance the very next night with his fabled attack on the Japanese battleship Kirishima; the five Sullivan brothers, all killed in the shocking destruction of the Juneau; and many others, all vividly brought to life.

The first major work on this essential subject in more than a decade, Neptune’s Inferno does what all great battle narratives do: cuts through the smoke and fog to tell the gripping human stories behind the momentous events and critical decisions that altered the course of history and shaped so many lives. This is a thrilling achievement from a master historian at the very top of his game.

Publisher: Random House Inc

Publish Date: 01/25/2011

ISBN: 9780553806700

Format: Hardcover

Number of Pages: 516

Dimensions: 9 1/2"L x 6 1/2"W x 1 3/4"H

Estimated Delivery:	5-7 Business Days

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