The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: Night Action, 13 November 1942

xiv, 234 pp. Contains 14 maps and several black-and-white photographs. Drawing on a wealth of previously untapped primary sources, including the vivid personal recollections of about 200 Japanese and American survivors, the author describes the events of this famous battle from deck level and from both sides. While the focus is on the details of the actual battle, he also covers the planning on both sides that led to the action and the missions of the American and Japanese task forces, as well as the roles played by intelligence, the weather, and the air forces.