Join James Hornfischer, author of Neptune’s Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal to learn about the ferocious sea battles surrounding the Solomon Islands, causing overwhelming losses on both sides of air crewman, aviators, planes, and ships. Hornfischer chronicles the seven major naval actions in the “Iron Bottom Sound” and the incredible and gripping stories of both officers and enlisted men aboard American battleships, destroyers, and cruisers. Learn about critical decisions and strategic adjustments in one of the most intense naval campaigns of World War II.

Originally broadcast on September 7th, 2017 at 12:00pm central time