Lonely Vigil: Coastwatchers of the Solomons

The #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Day of Infamy details how WWII radio operators kept watch behind Japanese lines during the Solomon Islands campaign.

"A rich haul of stories, involving hairbreadth escapes and rescues, cool heroism and exotic adventure." —The New York Times

The Solomon Islands was where the Allied war machine finally broke the Japanese empire. As pilots, marines, and sailors fought for supremacy in Guadalcanal, Bougainville, and the Slot, a lonely group of radio ope...