The Solomons Campaigns, 1942-1943: From Guadalcanal to Bougainville, Pacific War Turning Point (Amphibious Operations in the South Pacific in WWII);

THE SOLOMONS CAMPAIGNS, 1942-1943 is Volume II in William L. McGee's acclaimed series AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC IN WORLD WAR II.

FROM THE BACK COVER
The Major Turning Point in the Pacific War. The U.S. halted the Japanese advance at Midway and the Coral Sea. But in the Solomons, the U.S. not only stopped the Japanese, they began pushing them back!

All the Solomons Campaigns--from Guadalcanal to Bougainville-are described in this book. The author continues to follow the new landing craft crews featured in The Amphibians Are Coming! Volume I, in this series as they move up the Slot with each new campaign.

â–  Part I, The Southern Solomons covers the bloody six-month struggle for Guadalcanal. The relationship between ground fighting, naval warfare and air combat is described in considerable detail as first one side and then the other gains the advantage. Seven major naval engagements are recounted including America's severe defeat at Savo Island and decisive victory in the three-day Naval Battle of Guadalcanal-another notable turning point.

â–  Part II, The Central Solomons chronicles the amphibious operations in the New Georgia Islands group including the five separate landings at Rendova, Segi Point, Viru Harbor, Wickham Anchorage, and Rice Anchorage, plus three more significant naval battles and the occupation of Vella Lavella.

â–  Part III, The Northern Solomons recounts the seizure of the Treasuries, the Choiseul Diversion and the Bougainville campaign, plus two more significant naval battles.

â–  Lessons Learned. The many valuable lessons learned during all the Solomons Campaigns are summarized-ranging from logistics support and force requirements to offshore toeholds and leapfrogging. Most became doctrine in later Pacific campaigns.

688 pp., 310 b&w photos, 44 maps, plus charts, notes, appendices, bibliography, index, softcover, 6"x9"



PRAISE
"Enough gripping drama, heroism, and heartbreak in McGee's almost encyclopedic 'The Solomons Campaigns' to supply Hollywood with material for a century."
-Marine Corps League Magazine

"A World War II navy veteran and prolific author, McGee has written the second of a three-volume set that will form a definitive account of naval, sea, and land operations in the South Pacific, where America's response to Pearl Harbor began. . . . This work is a thoroughgoing historical record and analysis that historians and scholars will find invaluable."
-Library Journal

OTHER VOLUMES IN THE SERIES:
Vol. I, The Amphibians Are Coming! Emergence of the Gator Navy and its Revolutionary Landing Craft
Vol. III, Pacific Express: The Critical Role of Military Logistics in World War II