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by Eric M. Hammel (Author)
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  • Paperback: 456 pages
  • Publisher: Motorbooks International; New Ed edition (1 Feb 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0760321280
  • ISBN-13: 978-0760321287
  • Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 494,554 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Hammell really brings these long ago events to life. --Work Boat Road

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It was a Japanese victory - but it spelled the end for Japan in the war at sea. In Carrier Strike, Eric Hammel gives a blow-by-blow, edge-of-your-seat account of this crucial naval battle - a turning point in the bitter Guadalcanal Campaign. Drawing on American and Japanese battle reports and the recollections of aviators and seamen who were there, Hammel recreates World War II's 4th - and last - carrier versus carrier battle, the battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in October 1942. Written in the heart-stopping style that Hammel's readers have come to expect, Carrier Strike offers the only up-to-date, up-close, in-depth look at the battle that cost Japan any hope of winning the war in the Pacific.

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5.0 out of 5 stars First-class naval history, 2 Jul 2007
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A really comprehensive work, combining 'top-down' strategy with 'bottom-up' derring do, and not omitting to pay due care to discussing the ships, aircraft and prevailing military doctrines on both sides. The guadalcanal was the most finely balanced campaign in the Pacific after midway, and in a sense it's a page-turner, as the more even match makes it more engaging and less of a requiem, as works on later-war battles such as Leyte Gulf tend to be. This is the second of a two-parter, so it left me wishing I'd read the first part first, but no matter, I shall place it on my wish list.

Only a couple of minor quibbles; the vernacular American can grate a little, and it could use a few more photos, but frankly for the very limited outlay, I doubt very much there's any better better work on Guadalcanal out there. Strongly recommended.
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