The Battle of Savo

by Stan Smith

Book Overview

An American Naval Tragedy

So shocking was the defeat of American naval forces by the Japanese in Savo Sound, that the American public could not accept the true story until ten years afterward.

On Guadalcanal, Marines were moving up the rugged Tenaru River country, ranging for battle and depending on the Navy for cover...

On board the flagship McCrawley, Admiral Turner was begging for carrier-based air support that never came...

On...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479438979
• ISBN13: 9781479438976
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Wildside Press
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"