| LC control no. | sh2018001232 |
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| Topical heading | Cape Esperance, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942 |
| Variant(s) | Savo Island, 2nd Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942 |
| See also | World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands |
| Found in | Work cat.: Battle of Cape Esperance, 11 October 1942 and Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942: ECIP t.p. (Battle of Cape Esperance, 11 October 1942) Concise encyclopedia of World War II, vol. 1, 2010: p. 211 (Cape Esperance, Battle of, October 11-12, 1942. A naval fight off Guadalcanal. A U.S. Navy task force intercepted a Japanese fleet, preventing shelling of the island, but not preventing a Japanese landing. Losses were one American destroyer sunk, two Japanese destroyers and one Japanese heavy cruiser sunk.) Oxford companion to World War II, 2001: p. 148 (Cape Esperance, Battle of. One of many naval night actions off Guadalcanal during the Pacific War, on the night of Oct. 11-12, 1942) Wikipedia, June 20, 2018: Battle of Cape Esperance page (The Battle of Cape Esperance, also known as the Second Battle of Savo Island and, in Japanese sources, as the Sea Battle of Savo Island took place on 11--12 October, 1942) |
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