Batalha de Tulagi e Gavutu-Tanambogo
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Fuzileiros americanos em Tulagi, 1942.
A Batalha de Tulagi e Gavutu-Tanambogo, foi uma batalha terrestre da Campanha do Pacífico da II Guerra Mundial travada entre o Exército Imperial Japonês e forças terrestres aliadas, principalmente unidades do Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais dos Estados Unidos da América.
Os combates aconteceram entre os dias 7 a 9 de agosto de 1942, nos primeiros desembarques das tropas aliadas em Guadalcanal, nas Ilhas Salomão.
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Notas e Referências
- Alexander, Joseph H.. Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II. [S.l.]: Naval Institute Press, 2000. ISBN 1-55750-020-7
- Christ, James F.. Battalion of the Damned: The 1st Marine Paratroopers at Gavutu and Bloody Ridge, 1942. [S.l.]: Naval Institute Press, 2007. ISBN 1591141141
- Frank, Richard. Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle. New York: Random House, 1990. ISBN 0-394-58875-4
- Gilbert, Oscar E.. Marine Tank Battles in the Pacific. [S.l.]: Da Capo, 2001. ISBN 1580970508
- Griffith, Samuel B.. The Battle for Guadalcanal. Champaign, Illinois, USA: University of Illinois Press, 1963. ISBN 0-252-06891-2
- Hammel, Eric. Carrier Clash: The Invasion of Guadalcanal & The Battle of the Eastern Solomons August 1942. St. Paul, MN, USA: Zenith Press, 1999. ISBN 0760320527
- Jersey, Stanley Coleman. Hell's Islands: The Untold Story of Guadalcanal. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 2008. ISBN 1-58544-616-5
- Loxton, Bruce; Chris Coulthard-Clark. The Shame of Savo: Anatomy of a Naval Disaster. Australia: Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd, 1997. ISBN 1-86448-286-9
- Lundstrom, John B.. First Team And the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942. [S.l.]: Naval Institute Press, 2005 (New edition). ISBN 1-59114-472-8
- McGee, William L.. The Solomons Campaigns, 1942–1943: From Guadalcanal to Bougainville--Pacific War Turning Point, Volume 2 (Amphibious Operations in the South Pacific in WWII). [S.l.]: BMC Publications, 2002. ISBN 0-9701678-7-3
- Morison, Samuel Eliot. The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943, vol. 5 of History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1958. ISBN 0-316-58305-7 Online views of selections of the book:[1]
- Murray, Williamson; Allan R. Millett. A War To Be Won: Fighting the Second World War. United States of America: Belknap Press, 2001. ISBN 0-674-00680-1
- Peatross, Oscar F.; John P. McCarthy and John Clayborne (editors). Bless 'em All: The Raider Marines of World War II. [S.l.]: Review, 1995. ISBN 0965232506
- Smith, George W.. The Do-or-Die Men: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion at Guadalcanal. [S.l.]: Pocket, 2003. ISBN 0743470052
Ligações externas [editar]
- Anderson, Charles R. (1993). GUADALCANAL (brochure). U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. Página visitada em 2006-07-09.
- Cagney, James (2005). The Battle for Guadalcanal (javascript). HistoryAnimated.com. Página visitada em 2006-05-17.- Interactive animation of the battle
- Chen, C. Peter (2004–2006). Guadalcanal Campaign. World War II Database. Página visitada em 2006-05-17.
- Craven, Wesley Frank; James Lea Cate. Vol. IV, The Pacific: Guadalcanal to Saipan, August 1942 to July 1944. The Army Air Forces in World War II. U.S. Office of Air Force History. Página visitada em October 20 2006.
- Flahavin, Peter (2004). Guadalcanal Battle Sites, 1942–2004. Página visitada em 2006-08-02.- Web site with many pictures of Guadalcanal battle sites from 1942 and how they look now.
- Hoffman, Jon T. (1995). FROM MAKIN TO BOUGAINVILLE: Marine Raiders in the Pacific War (brochure). WORLD WAR II COMMEMORATIVE SERIES. Marine Corps Historical Center. Página visitada em 2006-08-29.
- Hoffman, Jon T.. SILK CHUTES AND HARD FIGHTING: US. Marine Corps Parachute Units in World War II: Rendezvous at Gavutu (em English). Commemorative series pp. 1. Marine Corps History and Museums Division. Página visitada em December 26 2006.
- Hough, Frank O.; Ludwig, Verle E., and Shaw, Henry I., Jr.. Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal. History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II. Página visitada em 2006-05-16.
- Miller, John Jr. (1949). GUADALCANAL: THE FIRST OFFENSIVE. UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II. Página visitada em 2006-07-04.
- Shaw, Henry I. (1992). First Offensive: The Marine Campaign For Guadalcanal. Marines in World War II Commemorative Series. Página visitada em 2006-07-25.
- Zimmerman, John L. (1949). The Guadalcanal Campaign. Marines in World War II Historical Monograph. Página visitada em 2006-07-04.