Guadalcanal - Turning point of the War in the Pacific
On August 7, 1942 U.S. Marines landed on the island of Guadalcanal in the Southwest Pacific, signaling the end of Japanese control of the Pacific. Joseph Wheelen's tightly spun "Midnight in the Pacific: Guadalcanal - The World War II Battle the Turned the Tide of War" chronicles the 5 land and 7 naval battles of the bloodiest battle of the Pacific. At risk was pivotal Henderson Field and control of the U.S. lifeline to Australia.
Top Recommendation for August
Midnight in the Pacific
, by Joseph Wheelan (400 pp - 2017)
The best account yet of the amazing struggle between Japan and U.S. that left 67 ships in "Iron Bottom Sound" and resulted in the death of 24,000 Japanese and 1400 Americans in a vicious conflict that encompassed land, naval and air forces.