Guadalcanal
The American Campaign against Japan in WWII| By: | Jon Diamond |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Print ISBN: | 9780811716260 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780811764957 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2016 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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On August 7, 1942, U.S. Marines landed on the island of Guadalcanal, northeast of Australia, launching the first major Allied offensive against Japan. In one of the best-known campaigns of World War II's Pacific Theater, the Marines and then the U.S. Army endured a bitter six-month struggle for the island.