The lost ships of Guadalcanal / by Robert D. Ballard, with Rick Archbold ; contemporary photography by Michael McCoy ; underwater paintings by Ken Marschall.

Author/creator Ballard, Robert D.
Other author Archbold, Rick, 1950-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Warner Books, ©1993.
Description227 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm
Subjects
Underwater archaeology--Solomon Islands. --Guadalcanal.
Shipwrecks--Solomon Islands. --Guadalcanal.
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations.
Historic sites--Solomon Islands. --Guadalcanal.
Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)--Antiquities.

Contents Guadalcanal return -- The lucky landing -- The worst defeat -- Waking the ghosts of Savo -- Toe to toe -- The barroom brawl -- Graveyard of the destroyers -- Night of the big guns -- Ruins of empire -- Guadalcanal farewell.
Abstract The story of the battle for Guadalcanal during World War II and the modern investigation of the warships sunk of its coast.
General note"A Warner/Madison Press Book."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 219) and index.
LCCN 92051035
ISBN0446516368
ISBN9780446516365