It has been 82 years since Staff Sgt. Nicholas J. Governale crashed into the sea off the coast of Guadalcanal. Now, the ...

The American landing on Guadalcanal on Aug. 7, 1942 and subsequent seizure of the airbase they would name Henderson Field marked the first American offensive in the wake of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese ...

Preface -- 1. "It's All Exciting As Hell" -- 2. Rocky, Swede, and "The Master" -- 3. "Hit-And-Run Attack In Impossible Weather" -- 4. "I Wanted To Hit 'Em Hard" -- 5. Deck Dodgers Find A Home -- 6.

The genesis of Operation KE-GO -- Japanese aircraft and air-combat doctrine -- American aircraft and air-combat doctrine -- Of pilots and preparedness -- Pregame warm-ups : Munda and Vila -- ...