Attrition at Guadalcanal
Dr Duncan Anderson describes how the island of Guadalcanal and its airfield became the focal point for two enormous naval powers, the US and Japan, and the destruction that ensued
The Allies arrive in Guadalcanal
The Allies arrive in Guadalcanal heavily bombing Japanese naval and air bases, causing the Japanese to flee inland and fight ...
Attrition at Guadalcanal
Dr Duncan Anderson describes how the island of Guadalcanal and its airfield became the focal point for two enormous naval pow...
US retake Guadalcanal
Aerial views of Henderson Field on Guadalcanal after its recapture by US Marines in August 1942, and beached ships possibly u...
Solomon Islands: America attacks
The US Navy pushes forawrd through the Solomons, with General MacArthur announcing that the situation is promising. The diffi...
Battle for Guadalcanal
US convoys bring the Allies supplies in Guadalcanal, as they try to assert dominance over the strategically key island...
The Japanese war economy
Prof Richard Overy explains how Japan's economy was brought to its knees by a combination of naval warfare and strategic bomb...
