The Cactus Navy

Description

America has taken Japan’s best shots and now Uncle Sam’s ready to come out of his corner swingin’…

Whoever controls the Solomon Islands controls the vital sea lanes between the United States and Australia. In May, Japan snapped up Tulagi and narrowed their eyes at the big island just nineteen miles away across the channel…

Guadalcanal, the largest island in the Solomons is being occupied by the Imperial Japanese navy. As a new airfield nears construction, the United States Navy and Marine Corps know they must act quickly or the entire course of the war could swing in Japan’s favor.

As a massive invasion force gathers, Art turner and the decorated crew of USS Bull Shark are once again sent on a secret mission. This time, Turner and a select few will go ashore on Guadalcanal to make contact with a coast watcher and select the time and place for America’s first major Pacific Marine assault. The clock is ticking and turner and his Marine Raiders and the bull Shark herself must face aircraft carriers, marauding Japanese soldiers and a deadly jungle before time runs out!

Crocodiles, tarantulas and fire ants… Japanese rifles and bayonets… cannons thunder and depth charges roar in this non-stop WWII naval action thriller.