Devil’s Fire, Southern Cross. The Conclusion of the Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign, October 1943–February 1944/"Дьявольский огонь", "Южный Крест". Завершение Гуадалканало-Соломоновской кампании, октябрь 1943 г. - февраль 1944 г.

Издание на английском языке
This book covers the events of the Pacific War and the confrontation between US and Japanese naval forces during the Solomon Islands campaign. It examines key operations, strategic command decisions, air and naval battles, and the mistakes and achievements of both sides that influenced the outcome of the fighting. The author analyzes the course of the campaigns from the battle for Guadalcanal to the operations near Rabaul, demonstrating how tactics, intelligence, force organization, and the actions of individual units determined the outcome of the clashes. The book contains maps, illustrations, notes, and reference materials.
This book is intended for military history buffs, World War II researchers, and anyone interested in the history of naval and air operations in the Pacific.

Contents
List of Illustrations
Maps
Prologue
Chapter 1. Caldera of Damocles
Chapter 2. "Japan Will Topple If Bougainville Falls"
Chapter 3. Mirror, Mirror
Chapter 4. Bloody Tuesday
Chapter 5. A Second Pearl Harbor in Reverse
Chapter 6. A Close Margin Between Victory and Disaster
Chapter 7. "Guadalcanal - Minus Most of the Errors"
Chapter 8. An Almost Perfect Action
Chapter 9. Ring Around Rabaul
Chapter 10. Anticlimax
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Plate Section