WW2 · BATTLE SITE ·
Guadalcanal campaign (1942–43)
On the WW2 map as “Guadalcanal”
Aug 1942–Feb 1943 — Six months of jungle, malaria and night naval battles. Japan’s advance ends here.
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- Pacific island-hopping campaign (chapter 11 of WW2)
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- The War Room — WW2, 1936–1945
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