All battles
7 August 1942 – 9 February 1943
Guadalcanal Campaign
Pacific · Solomon Islands · Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Historical overview
The first American ground offensive of the Pacific war, fought over a single airfield and the sea lanes that supplied it.
What happened
Marines seized the airfield — renamed Henderson Field — and held it through months of night attacks, naval battles and disease. Japan evacuated its surviving troops in February 1943.
Historical event
Guadalcanal Campaign
Battle / campaign
Solomon Islands
Productions
7 titles
Perspectives
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