Lonely Vigil: Coastwatchers of the Solomons (paid link)
Kindle, Audiobook, Hardcover, Paperback, Audio CD by Walter Lord (paid link)
See what was going on in the South Pacific in 1942.
This part of the how they tell it series on exploring the past.
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Things were starting to heat up in the South Pacific.
The Solomon Islands campaign
The story of the Solomon Islands campaign.
The Invasion of Tulagi
The story of the Invasion of Tulagi.
The Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies
The story of the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies.
The New Guinea campaign
The story of the New Guinea campaign.
The Invasion of Salamaua
The story of the Invasion of Salamaua.
Douglas MacArthur's escape from the Philippines
The story of Douglas MacArthur's escape from the Philippines.
The Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
The story of the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign.
The Raid on Makin Island
The story of the Raid on Makin Island.
The Guadalcanal campaign
The story of the Guadalcanal campaign.
The Matanikau Offensive
The story of the Matanikau Offensive.
The Koli Point action
The story of the Koli Point action.
The Battle of Oivi–Gorari
The story of the Battle of Oivi–Gorari.
Carlson's patrol
The story of Carlson's patrol.
Books that tell the stories
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Into the Shadows Furious (paid link)
Hardcover by Brian Altobello (paid link)
Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback by Eric M. Bergerud (paid link)
Hardcover, Paperback by Eric M. Bergerud (paid link)
Warship Losses of World War Two (paid link)
Hardcover, Paperback by David Brown (paid link)
Hardcover, Paperback by Edward J. Drea (paid link)
Hardcover, Paperback by Paul S. Dull (paid link)
The Glory of the Solomons (paid link)
Hardcover, Paperback, Mass Market Paperback by Edwin Palmer (paid link)
Naval Night Battles of the Solomons (paid link)
Hardcover by C. W. Kilpatrick (paid link)