Both Norman Scott and Daniel J. Callaghan would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the intense ...

Over two years would pass until the Allies reached their great turning point in the Pacific War: the defeat of the Japanese at Guadalcanal in February 1943. The Japanese were placed on the ...

August: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands ... Battle of Leyte Gulf: In the largest naval battle of the Pacific War, American forces destroy much of the remaining Japanese navy. The first kamikaze ...

It’s been over 80 years since the United States and Allied forces fought Japan in the Battle of Guadalcanal. Today, communities in the Solomon Islands are still dealing with the unexploded devices ...

This book has no bibliography or source notes (apparently the publisher's choice), but appears to be based on the US-published literature that reflects the importance of Guadalcanal as the hinge ...

If you want to follow, minute by minute, five of the major engagements of World War II in the Pacific as recorded by the British ... book deals with the naval operations of the campaign for ...