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The Battle of Guadalcanal is definitely heralded as a Maritime triumph. Today, together with his potent face of the Navy’s compromise, John D. Hornfischer informs for the very first time the entire story of the men who fought in destroyers, cruisers, and battleships in the slim, life-threatening seas of “Ironbottom Sound.” Below, in beautiful cinematic depth, would be the seven main naval measures that started in August 1942, a time once the battle seemed unwinnable and America fought on a cord, using the result usually in question. Operating from fresh interviews with newly available files, unpublished eyewitness reports, and children, Hornfischer offers a vibrant image of the officers and enlisted men who compared japan in America’s time of need.