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In the opening days of August 1942, a B-17 was flown over Guadalcanal and saw that the Japanese had nearly completed an ...

This footage highlights the Guadalcanal Campaign in World War II, where U.S. Marines fought Japanese units. The Battle of Guadalcanal began on August 7, 1942. 5 Potential Kings Head Coach ...

He personally led the first section of his division as part of the screening force for the ... On the night of 13 to 14 November 1942, Mikawa led a cruiser force that bombarded the critical American ...

Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941–1942 is the first volume in the Pacific War trilogy. The book is a narrative history of the opening phase of the Pacific War, which took place in the ...

became the first commissioned U.S. naval officer, at the rank of commodore, receiving his commission from President George Washington in 1797. Barry fought the last sea battle of the Revolutionary ...

AMONG the sea of names that adorn war memorials around the world are men, women, and children whose lives were tragically cut ...

Participants of the workshop from the Kuma Community. Vatukulau Ward, Solomon Islands – The Provincial Governance and Service Delivery (PGSD) project successfully conducted the first-ever community ...

Hence the Americans were pushed to the brink as the frenzied activity known as the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal played out over 12-15 November ... This period saw new tactics being trialled, including ...