The Cactus Air Force and the Japanese Withdrawal from Guadalcanal
by
Roger Letourneau, Dennis Letourneau
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Operation KE explores the air combat that attended the Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal in early 1943-a topic which has hitherto received very little attention. Operation KE was successful largely because Japanese strategic planning and tactical execution was basically sound. The traditional view holds...