GuadalcanalGuadalcanal is the full story of the South Pacific campaign that turned the tide of the war. Guadalcanal was America's first defeat of the highly vaunted Japanese military machine that provided the opening for eventual American success in the Pacific. |
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The Best Laid Plans | 1 |
The Landings | 13 |
Like Wolves on the Fold 3365 | 35 |
Copyright | |
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