The Guadalcanal Campaign 1942-43: A Defining Moment in American History
The Guadalcanal Campaign, a decisive point in the Pacific Theater of World War II was fought between August 7, 1942, and February 9, 1943. The United States and Japanese armed forces (or sea, air and land forces) traded savage blows in a bitter struggle over a seesaw course with staggering losses. The prospects for ultimate […]