Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal

from dsha67

thoroughly enjoyed Neptunes's Inferno, it was a well written history of the Naval Battle related to Guadalcanal and would encourage all to read it. I do wish their had been more on the land battle, but that was not the focus of this book.

from setnahkt

James Hornfischer is the author of a couple of well-regarded books about the US Navy in the Pacific (The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors and Ship of Ghosts); haven't read those, but they're on the list. Neptune's Inferno is about the naval battles off Guadalcanal from August to November 1942. H...

from oparaxenos

A thorough and well-written account of the sea battles in the Solomon Islands. Hornfischer writes very well and highlights a lot of little-known information about these hard-fought surface sea battles. He holds the reader's interest throughout.

from creighley

A great look at the obstacles faced by the Navy around Guadalcanal. Hornfischer points out the basic problem the American Navy had with its lack of experienced commanders who were willing and versed to use available technology and leaders who had actually been in the midst of battle and knew what...

from marshapetry

Excellent review of naval actions in the Guadalcanal area, but a difficult book to listen to because of the constant reference to names and places. Really needed a set of maps to reference while listening. Still, once I accepted that I wasn't going to have that, the stories were excellent.