Bloody Ridge
The Battle that Saved Guadalcanal
Published on 12. September 2012
288 pages
978-0-307-82461-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Japanese called it the centipede. The northern part of Lunga Ridge, a narrow grass-covered rise that looked like an insect from the air, overlooked a coastal plain. In the center of that plain was Henderson Field, the vital home of the Cactus Air Force and the prize of the Guadalcanal campaign. Whoever commanded the ridge commanded the airstrip. In September 1942, the ridge was the scene of a bloody, three-day battle for control of Henderson Field.
In Bloody Ridge, the first book written exclusively on this battle, historian Michael S. Smith has utilized a treasure trove of primary and secondary sources on both sides of the Pacific.
NOTE: This edition does not include photographs.
In Bloody Ridge, the first book written exclusively on this battle, historian Michael S. Smith has utilized a treasure trove of primary and secondary sources on both sides of the Pacific.
NOTE: This edition does not include photographs.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword by Richard B. Frank
- Introduction
- 1: Marooned on Cactus
- 2: Operation KA
- 3: Ichiki Moves Out
- 4: The Tenaru
- 5: Threat from the Sea
- 6: The Cactus Express
- 7: The Tasimboko Raid
- 8: The Gathering Storm
- 9: Bloody Ridge
- 10: The Matanikau
- Appendices
- 1: Kawaguchi Detachment Combat Order A21, 1300, 7 September, Tetere
- 2: Personal Observations of American Forces on Guadalcanal by Lieutenant Colonel Matsumoto
- 3: Notes on Japanese Tactics and Technique by Col. Merritt A. Edson, USMC
- 4: U.S. Marine Corps Infantry Regiment Table of Organization (D Series)
- Dedication
- Acknowlegments
- Notes
