Author(s): W. E. B. Griffin

Fiction

The story of one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Pacific, the epic struggle for Guadalcanal. Daredevil pilot Charles Galloway learns the hard way to command a fighter squadron. Lieutenant Joe Howard teams up with the Coastwatchers. Jack "No Middle Initial" Stecker leads his infantry battalion into the thickest of the fighting, at a terrible price. And Navy Captain Pickering grabs a helmet and a rifle to join the ranks at Guadalcanal... "Like his other books, BATTLEGROUND is hard to put down--and once you've turned the last page you can't help but look forward to the next installment." -- The Orlando Sentinel