{"product_id":"morning-star-midnight-sun-the-early-guadalcanal-solomons-campaign-of-world-war-ii-august-october-1942","title":"Morning Star, Midnight Sun: The Early Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign of World War II August–October 1942","description":"Following on from his hugely successful book Rising Sun, Falling Skies, Jeffrey R. Cox tells the gripping story of the first Allied offensive of the Pacific War, as they sought to prevent Japan from cutting off Australia and regaining dominance in the Pacific.\n\nFollowing the disastrous Java Sea campaign, the Allies went on the offensive in the Pacific in a desperate attempt to halt the Japanese forces that were rampaging across the region. With the conquest of Australia a very real possibility, the stakes were high. Their target: the Japanese-held Solomon Islands, in particular the southern island of Guadalcanal.\n\nHamstrung by arcane prewar thinking and a bureaucratic mindset, the US Navy had to adapt on the fly in order to compete with the mighty Imperial Japanese Navy, whose ingenuity and creativity thus far had fostered the creation of its Pacific empire. Starting with the amphibious assault on Savo Island, the campaign turned into an attritional struggle where the evenly matched foes sought to grind out a victory.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1472826426\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1472826426.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Cox, Jeffrey\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41901408747578,"sku":"DBV.1472826426.G","price":16.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1472826426-0.jpg?v=1794027613","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/morning-star-midnight-sun-the-early-guadalcanal-solomons-campaign-of-world-war-ii-august-october-1942","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}