Altobello, Brian

INTO THE SHADOWS FURIOUS: The Brutal Battle for New Georgia.

Pp. vi+408, 18 plates, full page maps, notes, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; black papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, the front flap creased; Presidio, Novato, CA, 2000. First edition. *'By the spring of 1943, now that Guadalcanal had finally been secured, it was time to move farther up the Solomons in the drive against Rabaul, the major Japanese headquarters and air base situated at the northeastern end of New Britain. The next obstacle up "the slot" from Guadalcanal was the Japanese air base at Munda on the island of New Georgia' [wrapper blurb]. Item #175008

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