Guadalcanal campaign - Wikipedia
The Battle of Guadalcanal | The National WWII …
On August 7, 1942, America mounted its first major amphibious landing of World War II at Guadalcanal, using innovative landing craft built by Higgins Industries in New Orleans. By seizing a strategic airfield site on the island, the United …
Guadalcanal Campaign | Historical Atlas of Asia Pacific (9 February ...
The Solomon Islands Campaign: Guadalcanal - The National WWII …
Guadalcanal Island | Map, Battle, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月17日 · During World War II (1939–1945) it was the scene of the protracted Battle of Guadalcanal, fought on land and sea by Allied and Japanese forces. Long-simmering ethnic tensions between Guadalcanal islanders and …
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Guadalcanal: Aerials and Maps - NHHC
War on a Shoestring: The Fight for Guadalcanal | The …
Maps of Guadalcanal were scarce, and so were charts of the tricky waters in the Solomon chain, the so-called “Slot." Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, Guadalcanal task force commander, shook his head when he saw the plan: his ships would …
Solomons Campaign: Guadalcanal - NHHC
As U.S. forces fought the Japanese ground offensive to a standstill in the battle for Guadalcanal’s Henderson Field, U.S. and Japanese ships and aircraft confronted each other on the morning of...
THE BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL AT A GLANCE: - The …
The U.S. chose Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Island chain, as their first offensive campaign in the Pacific. The Solomons represented the farthest reach of Japanese territorial control in the Pacific, and would be the first of many …
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