Sitting Ducks at Guadalcanal Cherlyn Skromme Granrose About the Author: Dr Nicholas

About the Author: Dr Nicholas Campion is Principal Lecturer in History and Director of the Sophia Centre at Bath Spa University

this important work helps readers understand the workings of empathy-the bedrock of intercultural communication-as it demonstrates the importance of understanding the role of compassion in addressing international challenges

Democratization in Africa: Progress and Retreat brings into focus the complex landscape of African politics by pairing broad analytical surveys with country-specific case studies - most previously published in the Journal of Democracy and all written by prominent Africanists with deep knowledge of the continent and their subject countries

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Sitting Ducks at Guadalcanal Cherlyn Skromme Granrose About the Author: Dr NicholasOn August 7, 1942, U. S. Marines waded ashore in the Solomons, defended by warships of the U. S. Navy. The amphibious landing was the first major American ground campaign of the Pacific War, intended to prevent the Japanese from establishing naval and air bases in the island chain and to establish Allied bases for future operations. Most famously and most gruelingly the invasion marked the beginning of the months long Guadalcanal campaign. Caught off