Marines in World War II
Historical Monograph
The Guadalcanal Campaign
by Major John L. Zimmerman, USMCR Historical Section, Division of
Public Information
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
1949
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Contents
Forword
Preface
Special Prefatory
Note
- Advance of the Japanese
- U.S. Countermeasures
- U.S. Means Available
- Accumulation of Intelligence
- Planning and Mounting Out
- Rehearsals and Movement to the Objective
- Tulagi. The First Day
- Tulagi. The First Night and Succeeding Day
- Landings on Gavutu-Tanambogo
- Intelligence Situation
- The First Day
- General Vandegrift's Change of Plan
- The Naval Withdrawal
- Withdrawal of Task Force 62
- The Goettge Patrol
- First Action along the Matanikau
- The Brush Patrol
- Beginning of Air Support
- Battle of the Tenaru
- Second Action along the Matanikau
- The Tasimboko Raid
- Gathering Strength
- The Battle of the Ridge
- Coming of the Seventh Marines
- Action on the Matanikau, 24-26 September
- Actions on 7-9 October
- The Battle of Cape Esperance
- Action at Gurubusa and Koilotumaria
- The Attack of 21-28 October
- Matanikau Phase
- The Inland Phase--24-26 October
- The Enemy Situation--21-28 October
- The Battle of Santa Cruz
- The Aola Base
- Further Action on the Matanikau
- The Koli Point Action
- The Second Raider Battalion
- The Battle of Guadalcanal
- Relief of the 1st Division
- Coming of the 2d Division
- Patrol of the 132d Infantry
- The Final Drive
Chapter X. Conclusions (pages: 165-167)
Appendices
Illustrations
- Men Who Took Tulagi
- The Japanese Commenced An
Airstrip
- Gen. A. A. Vandegrift
- Guadalcanal Presents A
Varied Terrain
- South Pacific Jungle
- Crude Maps
- Enroute to the Objective
- Advance Along Tulagi
- Final Assaults on Tulagi
- Japanese Seaplane
Anchorage, Gavutu-Tanambogo
- Surprise Was Impossible
- Gavutu and the Causeway
- Loyal Natives
- The Transport, George F.
Elliot
- Victim of Savo Island
- The Existence of the
Fleet Marine Force
- Beach Defenses
- First Plane to Land
- Using Captured Japanese
Guns
- 90mm Anti-Aircraft Guns
- Loser at Tenaru
- Sgt. Maj. Vousa
- The Japanese Suffered
Total Casualties
- Carrier Torpedo Planes
- Five Army P-400s Arrived
- Marine Fighter Planes
- Maj. John L. Smith
- Marine Fighters
- Kawaguchi Brigade
Headquarters
- Maj. Gen. Roy S. Geiger
- Luckier at Home Than at
Edson's Ridge
- Where the Tide Turned
- Wire Protected the 1st
Marines' Positions
- Col. Merritt A. Edson
- Maj. Kenneth D. Bailey
- Patrolling Intensified
- Advanced Air Base
Operations
- Heavy Pressure on the 1st
Battalion, 7th Marines
- The Japanese Had The
Advantage
- In a Tight Spot
- Action on the Matanikau
- Horseshot Defense Along
the Matanikau
- Lt. Col. Harold W. Bauer
- Malaria Began to Make
Itself Felt
- Air Evacuation
- Capt J. J. Foss
- The Operation Bogged Down
- With Bow Over Dry Land
- Native Help Payed Off
- "Pistol Pete"?
- Japanese Medium Tanks
- Scientific Extermination
- Sgt. John Basilone
- Unremitting Japanese Air
Attacks
- Anti-Aircraft Gunners
- Sgt. Mitchell Paige
- Lt. Gen. Hyakutake
- Vandegrift's Opponent
- The Commandant Inspects
- Additional Units Arrive
- Operations Above Point
Cruz
- The Engineers Succeeded
- Heavy Casualties Were
Suffered
- Gunfire Support by Day,
Torpedoes by Night
- Carlson's Raiders on the
March
- Plummeting Down
- Maj. R. E. Galer
- On The Way Out
- Maj. Gen. Patch, USA
- The Army Arrives
- Matanikau Positions in
December
- Inside the Stockade
- Guadalcanal was the
Turning Point
Maps
- Guadalcanal and Florida
Islands
- Approach of Task Forces
61 & 62 to Guadalcanal
- Guadalcanl-Tulagi
Objective Area
- Initial
Dispositions-Guadalcanal, 7 August 1942
- The Perimeter
- Battle of the Tenaru, 21
August 1942
- Edson's Ridge-First Phase
- Battle of Edson's Ridge
- Edson's Ridge-Final Phase
- Perimiter Following
Battle of Edson's Ridge
- Operation Along the
Matanikau, 23 to 27 September
- October Attacks Along
the Perimeter
- Conoley's Action, 24-26
October 1942
- Carlson's Patrol: 4
November-4 December 1942
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