The American landing on Guadalcanal on Aug. 7, 1942 and subsequent seizure of the airbase they would name Henderson Field marked the first American offensive in the wake of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese ...

This week, the eleventh of the Battle of the Solomons, the U.S. was confronted by some figures and a crisis: U.S. Marines, soldiers and sailors had damaged 51 and sunk eleven ships and destroyed 340 ...

Preface -- 1. "It's All Exciting As Hell" -- 2. Rocky, Swede, and "The Master" -- 3. "Hit-And-Run Attack In Impossible Weather" -- 4. "I Wanted To Hit 'Em Hard" -- 5. Deck Dodgers Find A Home -- 6.

The genesis of Operation KE-GO -- Japanese aircraft and air-combat doctrine -- American aircraft and air-combat doctrine -- Of pilots and preparedness -- Pregame warm-ups : Munda and Vila -- ...

Staff Sgt. Stephon Smith carries what are believed to be the remains of a fallen Marine killed in 1942 during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands during a repatriation ceremony at Marine ...

TOKYO – When dignitaries and guests gather on the remote island of Guadalcanal this week to commemorate the epic battle where Japan’s relentless advance in World War II was finally halted, one group ...

Learn World War II history with a classic hex-and-counter digital war game covering the naval-air battles of the Pacific War, in the South Pacific and Central Pacific in 1942-1943. Carrier Battles 4 ...