{"product_id":"guadalcanal-the-carrier-battles-the-pivotal-aircraft-carrier-battles-of-the-eastern-solomons-and-santa-cruz","title":"GUADALCANAL: THE CARRIER BATTLES — The  Pivotal Aircraft Carrier Battles of the Eastern Solomons and Santa Cruz","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eEric Hammel chronicles the pivotal carrier battles of the Eastern Solomons and Santa Cruz during the Guadalcanal campaign, blending detailed historical narrative with personal accounts from over 100 participants to bring the Pacific War to life.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\" style=\"width: 99.915%; height: 274.432px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0-517-56608-7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( round back binding )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike NEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEric Hammel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrown Publishers, Inc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e506\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1987\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16 x 23.5 x 4 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 58.8068px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 58.8068px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCategorie(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 58.8068px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• AVIATION NAVALE\u003cbr\u003e• SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE\u003cbr\u003e• AVIATION MILITAIRE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere have been only five carrier versus carrier battles in history. All of them were fought between the \u003cem\u003eUnited States\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJapan\u003c\/em\u003e. In \u003cem\u003eGuadalcanal: The Carrier Battles\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEric Hammel\u003c\/em\u003e has written the first full-volume treatment of the pivotal aircraft carrier battles of the \u003cem\u003eGuadalcanal\u003c\/em\u003e campaign: the battle of the \u003cem\u003eEastern Solomons\u003c\/em\u003e and the battle of \u003cem\u003eSanta Cruz\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter \u003cem\u003eMidway\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eU.S. Navy\u003c\/em\u003e was determined to prove that this \"incredible victory\" could be followed up by winning other full-scale naval air confrontations. \u003cem\u003eEric Hammel\u003c\/em\u003e vividly imparts the urgency of these two desperate battles in which both sides risked their surviving carrier forces to determine the future course of the \u003cem\u003ePacific War\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHammel\u003c\/em\u003e has brilliantly blended the detailed historical narrative of these battles with the personal accounts of many of the airmen and sailors, creating an engrossing narrative of the strategy and struggle as seen by both sides. The personal recollections of more than a hundred participants bring to life such high points of the battles as the dramatic loss of carriers \u003cem\u003eHornet\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWasp\u003c\/em\u003e. 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