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Frank, p. 245. Si tratta dell'intera forza al comando di Kawaguchi, che in parte non fu coinvolta. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4.

Smith, pp. 184, 194; Frank, p. 245. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4.

Smith, p. 185. Secondo Frank, p. 245 furono invece conteggiati 96 corpi. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4.

Alexander, p. 139; Jersey, p. 221; Frank, pp. 141-143; Rottman, p. 52; Smith, p. 88. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7. Stanley Coleman Jersey, Hell's Islands: The Untold Story of Guadalcanal, College Station, Texas, Texas A&M University Press, 2008, ISBN 1-58544-616-5. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Gordon L Rottman, Japanese Army in World War II: The South Pacific and New Guinea, 1942–43, New York, Osprey, 2005, ISBN 1-84176-870-7. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8.

Frank, pp. 156-158, 681. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4.

Griffith, p. 113; Frank, pp. 198-199, 205, 266. Samuel B. Griffith, The Battle for Guadalcanal, Champaign, Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 1963, ISBN 0-252-06891-2. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4.

Griffith, p. 114; Frank, pp. 199-200; Smith, p. 98. Samuel B. Griffith, The Battle for Guadalcanal, Champaign, Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 1963, ISBN 0-252-06891-2. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8.

Frank, pp. 201-203; Griffith, pp. 116-124; Smith, pp. 87-112. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Samuel B. Griffith, The Battle for Guadalcanal, Champaign, Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 1963, ISBN 0-252-06891-2. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8.

Frank, pp. 211-212; Morison, pp. 118-121; Peatross, pp. 91-92. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Samuel Eliot Morison, The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943, Vol. 5, Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1958, ISBN 0-316-58305-7. Oscar F. Peatross, Bless'em All: The Raider Marines of World War II, John P. McCarthy e John Clayborne, 1995, ISBN 0-9652325-0-6.

Alexander, pp. 138-139; Griffith, pp. 116-124; Frank, p. 213; Smith, pp. 106-109. Soltanto Griffith parla di 400 perdite tra i giapponesi. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7. Samuel B. Griffith, The Battle for Guadalcanal, Champaign, Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 1963, ISBN 0-252-06891-2. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8.

Frank, pp. 218-219. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4.

Christ, p. 176; Hough, p. 298; Morison, p. 15; Peatross, p. 91; Smith, p. 103. Durante il trasferimento fu perduto il cacciatorpediniere da trasporto USS Colhoun, colato a picco da velivoli giapponesi il 30 agosto dopo aver trasportato la compagnia D del 1º Battaglione Raider: 51 membri dell'equipaggio furono uccisi. James F. Christ, Battalion of the Damned: The 1st Marine Paratroopers at Gavutu and Bloody Ridge, 1942, Naval Institute Press, 2007, ISBN 1-59114-114-1. Samuel Eliot Morison, The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943, Vol. 5, Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1958, ISBN 0-316-58305-7. Oscar F. Peatross, Bless'em All: The Raider Marines of World War II, John P. McCarthy e John Clayborne, 1995, ISBN 0-9652325-0-6. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8.

Frank, pp. 219-220; Smith, pp. 113-115, 243. Il nome "Kuma" si doveva alla provenienza di molti uomini da Asahikawa (Hokkaidō) e faceva riferimento agli orsi bruni indigeni. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8.

Frank, p. 220; Smith, p. 121. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8.

Christ, p. 185; Griffith, p. 125; Peatross, pp. 93-95; Zimmerman, p. 80. James F. Christ, Battalion of the Damned: The 1st Marine Paratroopers at Gavutu and Bloody Ridge, 1942, Naval Institute Press, 2007, ISBN 1-59114-114-1. Samuel B. Griffith, The Battle for Guadalcanal, Champaign, Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 1963, ISBN 0-252-06891-2. Oscar F. Peatross, Bless'em All: The Raider Marines of World War II, John P. McCarthy e John Clayborne, 1995, ISBN 0-9652325-0-6.

Peatross, p. 95; Frank, pp. 220-221. Alexander, p. 118 parla invece di 833 uomini (605 Raider e 208 paracadutisti). In qualità di corrispondenti di guerra erano presenti sui cacciatorpediniere Richard Tregaskis e Robert C. Miller. Oscar F. Peatross, Bless'em All: The Raider Marines of World War II, John P. McCarthy e John Clayborne, 1995, ISBN 0-9652325-0-6. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7.

Alexander, pp. 122-123; Hough, pp. 298-299; Frank, pp. 221-222; Smith, pp. 129-130; Griffith, pp. 129-132; Peatross, pp. 95-97; Jersey, p. 222. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8. Samuel B. Griffith, The Battle for Guadalcanal, Champaign, Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 1963, ISBN 0-252-06891-2. Oscar F. Peatross, Bless'em All: The Raider Marines of World War II, John P. McCarthy e John Clayborne, 1995, ISBN 0-9652325-0-6. Stanley Coleman Jersey, Hell's Islands: The Untold Story of Guadalcanal, College Station, Texas, Texas A&M University Press, 2008, ISBN 1-58544-616-5.

Alexander, p. 124. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7.

Alexander, p. 138; Christ, pp. 193-194; Frank, pp. 223, 225-226; Griffith, pp. 132, 134-135; Jersey, p. 223; Smith, pp. 130-131, 138. Edson, che aveva personalmente esplorato la cresta una settimana prima dell'attacco a Tasimboko, disse al suo assistente: «Il luogo è questo. Qui è dove colpiranno». Cfr. Alexander, p. 141. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7. James F. Christ, Battalion of the Damned: The 1st Marine Paratroopers at Gavutu and Bloody Ridge, 1942, Naval Institute Press, 2007, ISBN 1-59114-114-1. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Samuel B. Griffith, The Battle for Guadalcanal, Champaign, Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 1963, ISBN 0-252-06891-2. Stanley Coleman Jersey, Hell's Islands: The Untold Story of Guadalcanal, College Station, Texas, Texas A&M University Press, 2008, ISBN 1-58544-616-5. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7.

Jersey, p. 226; Frank, pp. 224-225; Smith, pp. 131-136. Questi, ai comandi di un caccia Bell P-39 Airacobra, era stato abbattuto il giorno stesso assieme al gregario: i loro nomi erano Chilson e Wyethes, militavano nell'aviazione dell'esercito e furono dichiarati morti il 30 medesimo. Cfr. [1]. Stanley Coleman Jersey, Hell's Islands: The Untold Story of Guadalcanal, College Station, Texas, Texas A&M University Press, 2008, ISBN 1-58544-616-5. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8.

Frank, pp. 228-229; Smith, pp. 144-145; Alexander, p. 142. Il nome e il fato di questo secondo pilota sono sconosciuti. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7.

Alexander, pp. 142, 146; Frank, pp. 222-223, 229; Peatross, p. 102; Smith, pp. 138-139, 146. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Oscar F. Peatross, Bless'em All: The Raider Marines of World War II, John P. McCarthy e John Clayborne, 1995, ISBN 0-9652325-0-6. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8.

Alexander, p. 150; Christ, p. 208; Frank, pp. 231-232; Griffith, p. 140; Peatross, pp. 102-103; Smith, pp. 146-151. Alcuni marine riferirono di aver sentito urla di uno o più soldati statunitensi, catturati e torturati. Robert Youngdeer ricordò: «Da quel giorno il suono di qualcuno che veniva picchiato là fuori nell'oscurità rimase con me. L'intero battaglione poté udire le loro urla». Cfr. Alexander, p. 153. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7. James F. Christ, Battalion of the Damned: The 1st Marine Paratroopers at Gavutu and Bloody Ridge, 1942, Naval Institute Press, 2007, ISBN 1-59114-114-1. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Samuel B. Griffith, The Battle for Guadalcanal, Champaign, Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 1963, ISBN 0-252-06891-2. Oscar F. Peatross, Bless'em All: The Raider Marines of World War II, John P. McCarthy e John Clayborne, 1995, ISBN 0-9652325-0-6. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7.

Christ, pp. 212-215; Griffith, p. 141; Frank, pp. 233-237; Smith, pp. 152-158. James F. Christ, Battalion of the Damned: The 1st Marine Paratroopers at Gavutu and Bloody Ridge, 1942, Naval Institute Press, 2007, ISBN 1-59114-114-1. Samuel B. Griffith, The Battle for Guadalcanal, Champaign, Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 1963, ISBN 0-252-06891-2. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8.

Alexander, pp. 171-176, 179; Christ, p. 250; Frank, p. 235; Smith, pp. 161-167. Solo Jersey, p. 360 afferma che il maggiore Kokusho rimase ucciso il 2 gennaio 1943 nel corso della battaglia del Monte Austen. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7. James F. Christ, Battalion of the Damned: The 1st Marine Paratroopers at Gavutu and Bloody Ridge, 1942, Naval Institute Press, 2007, ISBN 1-59114-114-1. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8. Stanley Coleman Jersey, Hell's Islands: The Untold Story of Guadalcanal, College Station, Texas, Texas A&M University Press, 2008, ISBN 1-58544-616-5.

Frank, pp. 237-238; Smith, pp. 162-165. Dopo la battaglia Miller venne sollevato dal comando, rimandato negli Stati Uniti e congedato dal Corpo dei Marine. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8.

Alexander, p. 179. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7.

Christ, pp. 230-235; Frank, p. 238; Smith, pp. 165-166. Secondo alcuni resoconti Bailey bloccò fisicamente alcuni marine e ne minacciò altri con la pistola, intimando loro di non ritirarsi. Cfr. Alexander, p. 183. Il capitano paracadutista Harry Torgerson contribuì a frenare i fenomeni di panico e fuga e, sempre secondo talune testimonianze, Edson sbottò a chi intendeva cedere: «La sola differenza tra voi e i giapponesi è che loro hanno più fegato. Tornate indietro». Cfr. Christ, p. 235. James F. Christ, Battalion of the Damned: The 1st Marine Paratroopers at Gavutu and Bloody Ridge, 1942, Naval Institute Press, 2007, ISBN 1-59114-114-1. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7. James F. Christ, Battalion of the Damned: The 1st Marine Paratroopers at Gavutu and Bloody Ridge, 1942, Naval Institute Press, 2007, ISBN 1-59114-114-1.

Alexander, p. 183; Christ, pp. 237-244, 266; Griffith, p. 143; Frank, pp. 238-240; Smith, pp. 167-170. Alcuni resoconti smentiscono il malfunzionamento del cannone da 75 mm, ma Christ riporta la testimonianza di più americani che videro i giapponesi mettere in posizione il pezzo, senza poi sparare una sola granata. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7. James F. Christ, Battalion of the Damned: The 1st Marine Paratroopers at Gavutu and Bloody Ridge, 1942, Naval Institute Press, 2007, ISBN 1-59114-114-1. Samuel B. Griffith, The Battle for Guadalcanal, Champaign, Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 1963, ISBN 0-252-06891-2. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8.

Christ, p. 286; Peatross, p. 105; Smith, pp. 169-170; Jersey, p. 235. L'11º Reggimento sparò 1 992 proietti in questo scontro e, nel corso dell'intera nottata, furono consumate 2 800 granate. Cfr. Alexander, p. 181. James F. Christ, Battalion of the Damned: The 1st Marine Paratroopers at Gavutu and Bloody Ridge, 1942, Naval Institute Press, 2007, ISBN 1-59114-114-1. Oscar F. Peatross, Bless'em All: The Raider Marines of World War II, John P. McCarthy e John Clayborne, 1995, ISBN 0-9652325-0-6. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8. Stanley Coleman Jersey, Hell's Islands: The Untold Story of Guadalcanal, College Station, Texas, Texas A&M University Press, 2008, ISBN 1-58544-616-5. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7.

Alexander, p. 177; Frank, p. 240; Smith, pp. 171-172. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8.

Frank, pp. 240-242; Smith, pp. 175-176; Alexander, p. 171. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7.

Alexander, pp. 190-191, 197; Christ, p. 280; Frank, pp. 240-242; Smith, pp. 175-176. Gli aerei erano pilotati dal capitano John A. Thompson, da Bryan W. Brown e B. E. Davis: due velivoli vennero danneggiati dal fuoco dei giapponesi, ma tornarono in salvo a Henderson Field. Cfr. Davis, pp. 153-155. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7. James F. Christ, Battalion of the Damned: The 1st Marine Paratroopers at Gavutu and Bloody Ridge, 1942, Naval Institute Press, 2007, ISBN 1-59114-114-1. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8. Donald A. Davis, Lightning Strike: The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor, New York, St. Martin's Press, 2005, ISBN 0-312-30906-6.

Gilbert, p. 46; Smith, pp. 177-181. Oscar E. Gilbert, Marine Tank Battles in the Pacific, Da Capo Press, 2001, ISBN 1-58097-050-8. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8.

Frank, p. 242; Smith, p. 181; Jersey, p. 233. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8. Stanley Coleman Jersey, Hell's Islands: The Untold Story of Guadalcanal, College Station, Texas, Texas A&M University Press, 2008, ISBN 1-58544-616-5.

Alexander, p. 180; Christ, p. 250; Frank, p. 243; Smith, pp. 181-184. Joseph H. Alexander, Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-020-7. James F. Christ, Battalion of the Damned: The 1st Marine Paratroopers at Gavutu and Bloody Ridge, 1942, Naval Institute Press, 2007, ISBN 1-59114-114-1. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4. Michael T. Smith, Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal, New York, Pocket, 2000, ISBN 0-7434-6321-8.

Griffith, pp. 146-147; Frank, pp. 245-246. Samuel B. Griffith, The Battle for Guadalcanal, Champaign, Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 1963, ISBN 0-252-06891-2. Richard Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, New York, Random House, 1990, ISBN 0-394-58875-4.

Christ, p. 281. James F. Christ, Battalion of the Damned: The 1st Marine Paratroopers at Gavutu and Bloody Ridge, 1942, Naval Institute Press, 2007, ISBN 1-59114-114-1.

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