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King, Commander in Chief, U.S Fleet, that instructed the Office of Naval Intelligence to prepare and disseminate these studies. The Combat Narrative program originated in a directive issued in February 1942 by Admiral Ernest J. Because of the contemporary, immediate view offered by these studies, they are well suited for republication in the 1990s as veterans, historians, and the American public turn their attention once again to a war that engulfed much of the world a half century ago. But the Combat Narratives continue to be of interest and value since they demonstrate the perceptions of naval operations during the war itself. The Combat Narratives were superseded long ago by accounts such as Samuel Eliot Morison's History of the United States Naval Operations in World War II that could be more comprehensive and accurate because of the abundance of American, Allied, and enemy source materials that became available after 1945. Selected volumes in this series are being republished by the Naval Historical Center as part of the Navy's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of World War II. The Battle of Guadalcanal is one of a series of twenty-one published and thirteen unpublished Combat Narratives of specific naval campaigns produced by the Publications Branch of the Office of Naval Intelligence during World War II. Illustration: Temporary repairs being made on South Dakota Illustration: Yamazuki Maru and Kinugawa Maru beached on GuadalcanalĬhart: Battle of Guadalcanal, Battleship Night Action battleship HiyeiĬhart: Air attacks on enemy bombardment group Illustrations: Damage to San Francisco , Ĭhart: Task Force TARE vs. Illustration: Enemy air attack of 12 NovemberĬhart: Battle of Guadalcanal, Cruiser Night Action Third phase - 0045-0250 - destruction of the KirishimaĪppendix I: TBS log of the Cruiser Night ActionĪppendix II: Designations of United States naval ships and aircraft Part III - Battleship Night Action of 14-15 November

Preliminary - the Enterprise departs from NoumeaĪction on Friday, the 13th - fate of the Hiyei Part II - Air attacks of the 13th and 14th Second phase - Cruiser Night Action of 12-13 November Part I - Enemy air attacks of 11-12 November and Cruiser Night Action of 12-13 Novemberįirst phase - enemy air attacks of 11-12 November