Fascinating historical reading here - a first person debrief of Joe Foss's experience flying out of Guadalcanal in the Fall of 1942 and Winter of 1943. Good discussion of tactics and operations.
http://www.researcheratlarge.com/Aircraft/VMF-121/
If you back out to the higher level on the website, there are a number of other excellent reads from the time period - including some really interesting discussion about F4U Corsair carrier suitability that I have not seen before. http://www.researcheratlarge.com/Aircraft/F4U/F4UCarrierSuitability.html
For when you get tired of reading about insurrections, impeachments, or pandemics...
http://www.researcheratlarge.com/Aircraft/VMF-121/
If you back out to the higher level on the website, there are a number of other excellent reads from the time period - including some really interesting discussion about F4U Corsair carrier suitability that I have not seen before. http://www.researcheratlarge.com/Aircraft/F4U/F4UCarrierSuitability.html
For when you get tired of reading about insurrections, impeachments, or pandemics...