Guadalcanal: Invasion in the Pacific
The World War II Battle of Guadalcanal was the first major invasion and a significant victory for the Allies in the Pacific theater. Strategically, possession of a Guadalcanal air base was very important to take control of the sea lines of communication between the United States and Australia. In 1942 the Japanese Empire stretched over a large area of the Western Pacific and by Spring Japanese troops swept through the Solomon Islands. By the end of May, Japanese territories spread to the large j...
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