{"product_id":"9780451473769","title":"The Battle for Hell's Island: How a Small Band of Carrier Dive-Bombers Helped Save Guadalcanal","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMoore, Stephen L.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDutton Caliber\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/1\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003ePacific Payback\u003c\/i\u003e, the true story of how a patchwork band of aviators saved Guadalcanal during WWII.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNovember 1942: Japanese and American forces fight for control of Guadalcanal, a small but pivotal island in the South Pacific. The Japanese call it \u003ci\u003eJigoku no Shima\u003c\/i\u003e—Hell's Island.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmid a seeming stalemate, a small group of U.S. Navy dive-bombers is called upon to help determine the island’s fate. When their carriers are lost, they are forced to operate from Henderson Field, a small dirt-and-gravel airstrip on Guadalcanal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey help form the Cactus Air Force, tasked with making dangerous flights from their jungle airfield while holding the line against Japanese air assaults, warship bombardments, and sniper attacks from the jungle. When the Japanese launch a final offensive to take the island, these dive-bomber jocks answer the call of duty—turning back an enemy warship armada, fighter planes, and a convoy of troop transports. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Battle for Hell's Island \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how command of the South Pacific, and the outcome of the Pacific War, depended on control of a single dirt airstrip—and the small group of battle-weary aviators sent to protect it with their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINCLUDES PHOTOS\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Dutton Caliber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44213736931583,"sku":"9780451473769","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780451473769_s600x595.jpg?v=1777307383","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780451473769","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}