Mark Stille: The Solomons 1943-44 [2018] paperback Condition:New He rediscovers its rugged coastline

He rediscovers its rugged coastline and the spectacular views he remembers from childhood holidays

the battle of the Utus and the climactic encounter at the Catalaunian Plains

gorgeous and profoundly moving' PETER NICHOLS

but as a series of worlds

Genius' Sebastian Barry

Mark Stille: The Solomons 1943-44 [2018] paperback Condition:New He rediscovers its rugged coastlineVictory at Guadalcanal for the Allies in February 1943 left them a vital foothold in the Solomon Islands chain, and was the first step in an attempt to isolate and capture the key Japanese base of Rabaul on New Britain. In order to do this they had to advance up the island chain in a combined air, naval, and ground campaign. On the other hand, the Japanese were determined to shore up their defences on the Solomons, which was a vital part of their