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* Bergerud, Eric M. ''Touched with Fire: The Land War in the South Pacific.'' (1997). ISBN 0-14-024696-7. | |||
* Bergerud, Eric M. ''Fire in the Sky: The Air War in the South Pacific'' (2000) [http://www.questia.com/read/82355094 online edition] | |||
* Cook, Charles ''The Battle of Cape Esperance: Encounter at Guadalcanal'' (1992) Naval Institute Press | * Cook, Charles ''The Battle of Cape Esperance: Encounter at Guadalcanal'' (1992) Naval Institute Press | ||
* Craven, Wesley Frank, and James Lea Cate, eds. ''The Army Air Forces in World War II: Vol. IV, The Pacific: Guadalcanal to Saipan, August 1942 to July 1944'' official Air Force history [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/IV/index.html online edition] | * Craven, Wesley Frank, and James Lea Cate, eds. ''The Army Air Forces in World War II: Vol. IV, The Pacific: Guadalcanal to Saipan, August 1942 to July 1944'' official Air Force history [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/IV/index.html online edition] | ||
* Crenshaw, Russell ''The Battle of Tassafaronga'' (1995) Nautical and Aviation, Baltimore | * Crenshaw, Russell ''The Battle of Tassafaronga'' (1995) Nautical and Aviation, Baltimore | ||
* Dull, Paul S. ''A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-1945.'' (1978). ISBN 0-87021-097-1. Dull's book, written principally from official Japanese records and histories, not only gives a Japanese view of the naval battles off Guadalcanal, it also has excellent track charts. | |||
* Gillespie, Oliver A. ''The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War, 1939–1945'' (1952); The Battle for the Solomons (Chapter 7) [http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Paci-_N84545.html online edition] | |||
* Hart, Mike. "An Assessment of the Circumstances, Conduct and Consequences of the Battle of Savo Island, 8/9 August 1942." ''Journal of Australian Naval History'' (2005) 2(1): 52-82 | * Hart, Mike. "An Assessment of the Circumstances, Conduct and Consequences of the Battle of Savo Island, 8/9 August 1942." ''Journal of Australian Naval History'' (2005) 2(1): 52-82 | ||
* Hone, Trent. "'Give Them Hell!': The US Navy's Night Combat Doctrine and the Campaign for Guadalcanal." ''War in History'' (Apr 2006), Vol. 13 Issue 2, pp. 171-199, in [[EBSCO]] | * Hone, Trent. "'Give Them Hell!': The US Navy's Night Combat Doctrine and the Campaign for Guadalcanal." ''War in History'' (Apr 2006), Vol. 13 Issue 2, pp. 171-199, in [[EBSCO]] | ||
* Hough, Lieutenant Colonel Frank O., Major Verle E. Ludwig, USMC and Henry I. Shaw, Jr. ''Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II: Volume I'' (1958), the official Marine Corps history [http://funsite.unc.edu/hyperwar/USMC/I/index.html complete text online] | * Hough, Lieutenant Colonel Frank O., Major Verle E. Ludwig, USMC and Henry I. Shaw, Jr. ''Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II: Volume I'' (1958), the official Marine Corps history [http://funsite.unc.edu/hyperwar/USMC/I/index.html complete text online] | ||
* Hoyt, Edwin P. ''Guadalcanal;'' (1981) | * Hoyt, Edwin P. ''Guadalcanal;'' (1981) | ||
* Koburger, Charles W. ''Pacific Turning Point: The Solomons Campaign, 1942-1943'' (1995) [http://www.questia.com/read/24131412 online edition] | * Koburger, Charles W. ''Pacific Turning Point: The Solomons Campaign, 1942-1943'' (1995) [http://www.questia.com/read/24131412 online edition] | ||
* Loxton, Bruce, and Chris Coulthard-Clark. ''The Shame of Savo: Anatomy of a Naval Disaster'' (1997). ISBN 1-86448-286-9. | * Loxton, Bruce, and Chris Coulthard-Clark. ''The Shame of Savo: Anatomy of a Naval Disaster'' (1997). ISBN 1-86448-286-9. | ||
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* Morison, Samuel Eliot ''The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943,'' vol. 5 of his ''History of United States Naval Operations in World War II.'' (1958). ISBN 0-316-58305-7. | * Morison, Samuel Eliot ''The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943,'' vol. 5 of his ''History of United States Naval Operations in World War II.'' (1958). ISBN 0-316-58305-7. | ||
* Newcomb, Richard F. ''The Battle of Savo Island: The Harrowing Account of the Disastrous Night Battle Off Guadalcanal that Nearly Destroyed the Pacific Fleet in August 1942'' (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/Battle-Savo-Island-Disastrous-Guadalcanal/dp/0805070729/ref=sr_1_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194227600&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] | * Newcomb, Richard F. ''The Battle of Savo Island: The Harrowing Account of the Disastrous Night Battle Off Guadalcanal that Nearly Destroyed the Pacific Fleet in August 1942'' (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/Battle-Savo-Island-Disastrous-Guadalcanal/dp/0805070729/ref=sr_1_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194227600&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] | ||
* Rottman, Gordon L. ''Japanese Army in World War II: The South Pacific and New Guinea, 1942-43'' (2005). Osprey. ISBN 1-84176-870-7. [http://www.questia.com/read/5002379561 online edition] | |||
* Saltsman Jr., Ralph H. "The 67th Fighter Squadron 'Fighting Cocks' at Guadalcanal." ''Air Power History'' 47#4 (2000) pp 46+. | * Saltsman Jr., Ralph H. "The 67th Fighter Squadron 'Fighting Cocks' at Guadalcanal." ''Air Power History'' 47#4 (2000) pp 46+. | ||
* Smith, Michael T. ''Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal''. (2000). 264pp ISBN 0-7434-6321-8 | * Smith, Michael T. ''Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal''. (2000). 264pp ISBN 0-7434-6321-8 | ||
* Warner, Denis Ashton, Warner, Peggy, Seno, Sadao ''Disaster in the Pacific: New Light on the Battle of Savo Island'' (1992) | * Taylor, Theodore. ''The Magnificent Mitscher.'' (1954) 402 pp. biography | ||
* Warner, Denis Ashton, Warner, Peggy, Seno, Sadao ''Disaster in the Pacific: New Light on the Battle of Savo Island'' (1992) | |||
* Zimmerman, John L. ''The Guadalcanal Campaign'' (1949) [http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Guadalcanal.html online edition] | |||
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==Primary sources== | ==Primary sources== | ||
* Felber, Abraham. ''The Old Breed of Marine: A World War II Diary'' (2003) (ISBN 0-7864-1410-3) 257pp. | * Felber, Abraham. ''The Old Breed of Marine: A World War II Diary'' (2003) (ISBN 0-7864-1410-3) 257pp. | ||
* Hara, Tameichi, Saito, Fred, Pineau, Roger, ''Japanese Destroyer Captain: Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Midway - The Great Naval Battles As Seen Through Japanese Eyes'' (2007) Naval Institute, Annapolis (ISBN 978-1-59114-354-3) Captain Hara commanded a destroyer in many runs of the 'Tokyo Express' down 'The Slot' to Guadalcanal; his lively personal account also contains his criticism of errors on the Japanese side. | * Hara, Tameichi, Saito, Fred, Pineau, Roger, ''Japanese Destroyer Captain: Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Midway - The Great Naval Battles As Seen Through Japanese Eyes'' (2007) Naval Institute, Annapolis (ISBN 978-1-59114-354-3) Captain Hara commanded a destroyer in many runs of the 'Tokyo Express' down 'The Slot' to Guadalcanal; his lively personal account also contains his criticism of errors on the Japanese side. | ||
* Merillat, Herbert Christian ''Guadalcanal Remembered'' (1982). 332 pp. Merillat's original diary, interspersed with much additional material to provide a more balanced history. | * Merillat, Herbert Christian ''Guadalcanal Remembered'' (1982). 332 pp. Merillat's original diary, interspersed with much additional material to provide a more balanced history. | ||
* Merillat, Herbert ''The Island: A History of the First Marine Division on Guadalcanal August 7 - December 9, 1942'', (1944) | |||
* Tanaka, Raizo ''The Struggle for Guadalcanal'' (1956) U.S. Naval Institute ''Proceedings'' 82 (July 1956): 687-699, 83 (August 1956): 815-831; reprinted in Evans, David C. (editor) ''The Japanese Navy In World War Ii: In the Words of Former Japanese Naval Officers'' (1993) Naval Institute, Annapolis (ISBN 0-87021-316-4) Admiral Tanaka was the commander of many runs of the 'Tokyo Express' down 'The Slot' to Guadalcanal; his account concludes with a penetrating analysis of the reasons for the Japanese defeat at Guadalcanal. | * Tanaka, Raizo ''The Struggle for Guadalcanal'' (1956) U.S. Naval Institute ''Proceedings'' 82 (July 1956): 687-699, 83 (August 1956): 815-831; reprinted in Evans, David C. (editor) ''The Japanese Navy In World War Ii: In the Words of Former Japanese Naval Officers'' (1993) Naval Institute, Annapolis (ISBN 0-87021-316-4) Admiral Tanaka was the commander of many runs of the 'Tokyo Express' down 'The Slot' to Guadalcanal; his account concludes with a penetrating analysis of the reasons for the Japanese defeat at Guadalcanal. | ||
* Tregaskis, Richard ''Guadalcanal Diary'' (1943) ISBN 0-679-64023-1. [http://www.amazon.com/Guadalcanal-Diary-Modern-Library-War/dp/0679640231/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194225145&sr=8-3 excerpt and text search] | * Tregaskis, Richard ''Guadalcanal Diary'' (1943) ISBN 0-679-64023-1. [http://www.amazon.com/Guadalcanal-Diary-Modern-Library-War/dp/0679640231/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194225145&sr=8-3 excerpt and text search] |
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- Bergerud, Eric M. Touched with Fire: The Land War in the South Pacific. (1997). ISBN 0-14-024696-7.
- Bergerud, Eric M. Fire in the Sky: The Air War in the South Pacific (2000) online edition
- Cook, Charles The Battle of Cape Esperance: Encounter at Guadalcanal (1992) Naval Institute Press
- Craven, Wesley Frank, and James Lea Cate, eds. The Army Air Forces in World War II: Vol. IV, The Pacific: Guadalcanal to Saipan, August 1942 to July 1944 official Air Force history online edition
- Crenshaw, Russell The Battle of Tassafaronga (1995) Nautical and Aviation, Baltimore
- Dull, Paul S. A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-1945. (1978). ISBN 0-87021-097-1. Dull's book, written principally from official Japanese records and histories, not only gives a Japanese view of the naval battles off Guadalcanal, it also has excellent track charts.
- Gillespie, Oliver A. The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War, 1939–1945 (1952); The Battle for the Solomons (Chapter 7) online edition
- Hart, Mike. "An Assessment of the Circumstances, Conduct and Consequences of the Battle of Savo Island, 8/9 August 1942." Journal of Australian Naval History (2005) 2(1): 52-82
- Hone, Trent. "'Give Them Hell!': The US Navy's Night Combat Doctrine and the Campaign for Guadalcanal." War in History (Apr 2006), Vol. 13 Issue 2, pp. 171-199, in EBSCO
- Hough, Lieutenant Colonel Frank O., Major Verle E. Ludwig, USMC and Henry I. Shaw, Jr. Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II: Volume I (1958), the official Marine Corps history complete text online
- Hoyt, Edwin P. Guadalcanal; (1981)
- Koburger, Charles W. Pacific Turning Point: The Solomons Campaign, 1942-1943 (1995) online edition
- Loxton, Bruce, and Chris Coulthard-Clark. The Shame of Savo: Anatomy of a Naval Disaster (1997). ISBN 1-86448-286-9.
- Lundstrom, John B. First Team And the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942. (2nd ed 2005) ISBN 1-59114-472-8.
- McGee, William L. The Solomons Campaigns, 1942-1943: From Guadalcanal to Bougainville--Pacific War Turning Point, Volume 2 (Amphibious Operations in the South Pacific in WWII). (2002). ISBN 0-9701678-7-3.
- Miller Jr., John. United States Army in World War II: Guadalcanal: the First Offensive (1949), the official Army history in the “Green” series; online edition
- Morison, Samuel Eliot The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943, vol. 5 of his History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. (1958). ISBN 0-316-58305-7.
- Newcomb, Richard F. The Battle of Savo Island: The Harrowing Account of the Disastrous Night Battle Off Guadalcanal that Nearly Destroyed the Pacific Fleet in August 1942 (2002) excerpt and text search
- Rottman, Gordon L. Japanese Army in World War II: The South Pacific and New Guinea, 1942-43 (2005). Osprey. ISBN 1-84176-870-7. online edition
- Saltsman Jr., Ralph H. "The 67th Fighter Squadron 'Fighting Cocks' at Guadalcanal." Air Power History 47#4 (2000) pp 46+.
- Smith, Michael T. Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal. (2000). 264pp ISBN 0-7434-6321-8
- Taylor, Theodore. The Magnificent Mitscher. (1954) 402 pp. biography
- Warner, Denis Ashton, Warner, Peggy, Seno, Sadao Disaster in the Pacific: New Light on the Battle of Savo Island (1992)
- Zimmerman, John L. The Guadalcanal Campaign (1949) online edition
Primary sources
- Felber, Abraham. The Old Breed of Marine: A World War II Diary (2003) (ISBN 0-7864-1410-3) 257pp.
- Hara, Tameichi, Saito, Fred, Pineau, Roger, Japanese Destroyer Captain: Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Midway - The Great Naval Battles As Seen Through Japanese Eyes (2007) Naval Institute, Annapolis (ISBN 978-1-59114-354-3) Captain Hara commanded a destroyer in many runs of the 'Tokyo Express' down 'The Slot' to Guadalcanal; his lively personal account also contains his criticism of errors on the Japanese side.
- Merillat, Herbert Christian Guadalcanal Remembered (1982). 332 pp. Merillat's original diary, interspersed with much additional material to provide a more balanced history.
- Merillat, Herbert The Island: A History of the First Marine Division on Guadalcanal August 7 - December 9, 1942, (1944)
- Tanaka, Raizo The Struggle for Guadalcanal (1956) U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 82 (July 1956): 687-699, 83 (August 1956): 815-831; reprinted in Evans, David C. (editor) The Japanese Navy In World War Ii: In the Words of Former Japanese Naval Officers (1993) Naval Institute, Annapolis (ISBN 0-87021-316-4) Admiral Tanaka was the commander of many runs of the 'Tokyo Express' down 'The Slot' to Guadalcanal; his account concludes with a penetrating analysis of the reasons for the Japanese defeat at Guadalcanal.
- Tregaskis, Richard Guadalcanal Diary (1943) ISBN 0-679-64023-1. excerpt and text search
- Twining, Merrill B. No Bended Knee: The Battle for Guadalcanal: the Memoir of Gen. Merrill B. Twining USMC (Ret.) (1996). online edition
- Ugaki, Matome, Chihaya, Masataka (translator), Goldstein, Donald M., Dillon, Katherine V. (editors) Fading Victory: The Diary of Admiral Matome Ugaki, 1941-1945 (1991) University of Pittsburgh 731 pp. (ISBN 0-8229-3665-8) Admiral Ugaki's extensive diary provides a detailed view of how things appeared to the Japanese as the lengthy battle unfolded. Review
Audio/visual media
- Victory at Sea- Episode 6: Guadalcanal — One episode from a 26-episode series about naval combat during World War II.
- The Thin Red Line — Film adaptation of James Jones' fictional, dramatic novel of the same title set on Guadalcanal.
- Flying Leathernecks - Fictional drama about U.S. Marine pilots involved in the Battle of Guadalcanal.
- Guadalcanal Diary - Film adaptation of Tregaskis' book referenced in "Books" section above.