Guadalcanal Marine

Contents

Contents ix Introduction xiii Abbreviations and Terms xv Keyto Military Map Symbols Part I. Guadalcanal 3 1 .Making of a Marine 15 2. Preparing for Combat 33 3.Wartime Expansion 40 4. Shoving off to Make History 71 5.Guadalcanal, Their Finest Hour 106 6. Stranded 133 7.The Battle of the Tenaru 162 8.The Battle of BloodyRidge 175 9. After the Ridge 211 10.September Matanikau Action 219 11. October Matanikau Battle 244 12. Second Assault on BloodyRidge 251 13. The Final Phase of the Campaign 259 14.Guadalcanal in Perspective 266 15. Departing for the Land Down Under 272 16.Australia Remembered 285 17. Going Back to War [ viii ] Contents Part II.Cape Gloucester 293 18.Cape Gloucester, the Green Inferno 303 19.The Battle of Suicide Creek 320 20. Cape Gloucester in Perspective 328 21.Pavuvu 331 22.Homeward Bound 337 23.The Last Post 343 Glossary 345 Notes 351 Bibliography 353 Index ...