JOSEPH WHEELAN


Midnight in the Pacific Guadalcanal—The World War II Battle that Turned the Tide of War


The first narrative history in over twenty years of the brutal campaign to seize Japanese-occupied Guadalcanal and turn the tide to victory in the Pacific


T he first us offensive of world war ii began


with no fanfare on August 7, 1942. But, before it ended six months later with the first US


land victory, Guadalcanal was a household name. Marines faced bloody banzai attacks in the stifling malarial jungles while sailors and pilots battled Japanese air and sea armadas day and night. The all-in battles consumed thousands of men, hundreds of planes, and dozens of warships—and stopped the Japanese juggernaut. Guadalcanal was the Pacific War’s turning point. Published on the 75th anniversary of the battle,


Midnight in the Pacific is both a sweeping narrative and a compelling drama of individual US Marines, soldiers, and sailors caught in the crosshairs of history.


ALSO BY JOSEPH WHEELAN


JOSEPH WHEELAN, a former longtime reporter and editor at The Associated Press, is the author of eight highly acclaimed history books. He lives in Cary, North Carolina.


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