MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, November 17, 1942

* Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
* Savo Island - Solomons victory

The front page has a nice banner headline: "JAPAN GIVEN WORST DEFEAT" with subheads and related map. (see image) Nice for display.
Complete with 20 pages, some various small ink notations throughout with 2 on the front page, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

background: The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal served as the violent, decisive climax of the Solomon Islands campaign, transforming the waters of "Ironbottom Sound" into a graveyard of twisted steel and shifting the momentum of the Pacific War irrevocably in favor of the Allies. Over four days of chaotic night actions and relentless aerial bombardment, the United States Navy—led by commanders like Daniel Callaghan and Willis Lee—clashed with Japanese forces in a desperate struggle to protect Henderson Field. Though the Americans suffered staggering losses, including the deaths of two admirals and the sinking of numerous cruisers and destroyers, they successfully prevented the Japanese from landing heavy reinforcements and destroyed two enemy battleships, the Hiei and the Kirishima. This strategic triumph broke the back of the "Tokyo Express" resupply efforts, forcing the Imperial Japanese Navy into a permanent retreat and marking the last time Japan would attempt a major offensive to retake the island, effectively beginning their long, defensive withdrawal toward the home islands.