Santa Cruz 1942: Carrier Duel in the South Pacific

by Mark Stille and Mark E. Stille

Santa Cruz is the forgotten carrier battle of 1942. Despite myth, the Japanese carrier force was not destroyed at Midway but survived to still prove a threat in the Pacific theater. Nowhere was this clearer than in the battle of Santa Cruz of October 1942. The stalemate on the ground in the Guadalcanal campaign led to the major naval forces of both belligerents becoming inexorably more and more involved in the fighting, each seeking to win the major...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849086052
• ISBN13: 9781849086059
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 9.6"