{"product_id":"guadalcanal-1942-the-marines-strike-back","title":"Guadalcanal 1942 The Marines Strike Back","description":"\u003cp\u003eGuadalcanal 1942: The Marines Strike Back recounts the first American amphibious assault in the Pacific during World War II, when U.S. Marines and Army units landed on a largely unknown island and halted the seemingly unstoppable Japanese advance. The book traces five months of brutal jungle and island fighting—including the August 1942 landings—during which over 30,000 American and Japanese casualties were suffered, and shows how the campaign shattered the myth of Japanese invincibility and forged a seasoned fighting force that would, campaign by campaign, drive Japanese forces back across the Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Osprey-format illustrated campaign study by Joseph Mueller (ISBN 9781855329164), this concise monograph combines clear narrative with Osprey-style orders of battle and equipment notes, maps, period photographs and tactical illustrations typical of the series, making it a compact reference for students, reenactors and military-history enthusiasts seeking a focused operational and tactical overview of the Guadalcanal campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WW2 Bunker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44298901913702,"sku":"9781855329164","price":14.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/4926\/4998\/files\/7j28fktvkyvlX-ebajLBNX7UOFJtljdhcVyS-Q0xONE.jpg?v=1767232045","url":"https:\/\/ww2bunker.com\/products\/guadalcanal-1942-the-marines-strike-back","provider":"WW2 Bunker","version":"1.0","type":"link"}