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# Guadalcanal
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The Ship That Disguised Itself as an Island and Other Lesser-Known WWII Facts
In early 1942, during the opening months of WWII in the Asia-Pacific theater, the Allies were reeling from a series of setbacks when a small Dutch minesweeper found herself cut off in…
American History
The Marine Who Took on Thousands of Japanese Soldiers in World War II
It takes serious guts to stand up to thousands of fanatical enemy soldiers charging one’s position at night in a…
American History
John Basilone: The WWII Hero America Needed
With the hindsight that history gives us, it's often easy to imagine that victory in World War II was never…
General
This Day In History: The Japanese Withdraw From Guadalcanal (1943)
On this day, in 1943 the battle for the key Pacific Island of Guadalcanal effectively ends. The end of the…
Warfare History
This Day In History: The US Wins The Battle of Cape Esperance (1942)
On this date during WWII in 1942, the US Navy intercepts a Japanese flotilla on their way to reinforce troops…