Description: The longest ground fighting on Guadalcanal was across and around the Matanikau river basin--for five months the United States and the Japanese battled over this key area on the island.
Brief description: Dave Holland is well-known as an expert Guadalcanal battlefield guide. He served eight years in the U.S. Marines as an infantryman, along with over 26 years as a law enforcement investigator. He lived on Guadalcanal for three years, walking the ground, researching and documenting. Dave is also the owner of the very popular Facebook and YouTube sites: Guadalcanal--Walking a Battlefield. He has appeared in many podcasts and shows discussing the Guadalcanal land campaign. He lives in Canberra, Australia, and returns to Guadalcanal yearly. He is the author of Guadalcanal's Longest Fight.
Review Quotes: "Dave Holland's comprehensive study of ground combat along the Mantaniku River, west of the key island air base, deserves space on the bookshelves."-- "Journal of Military History"