| Entry Text: | NEWCOMB, Richard F. Savo: The Incredible Naval Debacle off Guadalcanal. 278p., bibliog., illus., index. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Wilson, 1961. Sydney: Ure Smith, 1963.
The story of the naval disaster off Guadalcanal in 1942. In 40 minutes four cruisers were lost, including HMAS Canberra. The author records the controversy that raged throughout the war and became the subject of an official report that was never made. Reissued by Holt in 2002 as The Battle of Savo Island: The Harrowing Account of the Disastrous Night Battle Off Guadalcanal that Nearly Destroyed the Pacific Fleet in August 1942. ISBN: 0805070729. |
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