The Battle of Savo by Stan Smith
An American Naval Tragedy
So shocking was the defeat of American naval forces by the Japanese in Savo Sound, that the American public could not accept the true story until ten years afterward.
On Guadalcanal, Marines were moving up the rugged Tenaru River country, ranging for battle and depending on the Navy for cover.
On board the flagship McCrawley, Admiral Turner was begging for carrier-based air support that never came.
On the bridge of his heavy cruiser Chokai, Admiral Gunichi Mikawa signalled the tropedo fire that opened The Battle of Savo.
Stan Smith had a long pedigree of teaching both art students and amateur artists. He was part-time lecturer at the Royal College of Art and for almost a decade was Head of Fine Art at the University of Oxford. He exhibited regularly in the UK, and was the author of many books on painting and drawing including The Complete Drawing Course.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781479438976 |
| ISBN 10 | 1479438979 |
| Title | The Battle of Savo |
| Author | Stan Smith |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wildside Press |
| Year published | 2024-08-30 |
| Number of pages | 154 |
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