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October 26, 1942. In order to support the 17th Army's general attack on Guadalcanal Airport, the Japanese support troops that went south to the vicinity of Guadalcanal and the US Army's 61st Task Force trying to intercept the Japanese fleet launched a desperate struggle in the waters north of the Santa Cruz Islands. This naval battle was called the "Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands" by the United States and the "Battle of the South Pacific" by the Japanese. It was the fourth aircraft carrier showdown between the U. S. And Japanese navies during the Pacific War and even in the history of human naval warfare. Although the climax of the naval battle lasted only one day. But its impact on the Guadalcanal War and even the subsequent development of the Pacific War was far-reaching. ?"South Pacific Naval Warfare (U. S.-Japanese Aircraft Carrier Showdown in the Santa Cruz Islands)" is based on rich and detailed historical materials. It gives a detailed and vivid description and description of the situation before the outbreak of the naval battle, the combat objectives and plans of both sides, the deployment and deployment of forces, and the entire process of the fierce duel. In order to describe this battle in more detail, He Guozhi, the author of "The Battle of the South Pacific (U. S.-Japanese Aircraft Carrier Showdown in the Santa Cruz Islands)", used various channels to find the U. S. Military's battle reports, wartime logs, the Japanese army's detailed battle reports, wartime logs, and fleet combat action reports. In addition, he also purchased and read a large number of foreign language war histories and survivors' memoirs.

Based on a wealth of battle reports, war history books and memoirs between the United States and Japan, the whole process of this naval battle is described in detail and vividly from a combination of macro and micro perspectives.