{"product_id":"this-is-guadalcanal-the-original-combat-photography","title":"This Is Guadalcanal The Original Combat Photography","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn August 7, 1942, American Marines waded ashore on Guadalcanal and plunged into six months of brutal, close‑quarters fighting; this book assembles original combat photography that records that struggle—jungle warfare, disease, and relentless Japanese resistance—capturing how men, ships, carriers and planes turned a precarious campaign into a decisive Allied victory that helped shift momentum in the South Pacific. Taken from the air, at sea and on land, these candid wartime images deliver a frontline, eyewitness perspective that strips away myth and reveals the visceral reality behind the campaign often evoked in film, notably inspiring Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Is Guadalcanal: The Original Combat Photography, compiled by William S. Butler and L. D. Keeney (ISBN13: 9780688170813), is notable for its rarely seen, original combat photographs and firsthand visual documentation rather than scholarly narrative—making it a sought‑after reference and collectible for history enthusiasts, researchers, and collectors seeking primary photographic evidence of the Guadalcanal campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WW2 Bunker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44298902503526,"sku":"9780688170813","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/4926\/4998\/files\/FFNfe8uX7_aYjtwK9Cx5_p0IVWdTiHpta7Wrmbf-7SA.jpg?v=1767232112","url":"https:\/\/ww2bunker.com\/products\/this-is-guadalcanal-the-original-combat-photography","provider":"WW2 Bunker","version":"1.0","type":"link"}