GUADALCANAL, Solomon Islands - It had been 75 years since Soldiers from the U.S. Army stepped on the shores of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands during the Second World War. More than 29,000 Soldiers ...

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 is not a book for those expecting a sterile historical treatment of the particulars of the battle for Guadalcanal. Anyone, however, wanting to hear from an honest-to-God Marine who lived the ...

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 ...

On Aug. 7, 1942, eight months to the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in a plan code-named Operation Watchtower, United States Marines landed on the island of Guadalcanal. One of those ...

On the humid night of August 21, 1942, American Marines on Guadalcanal uncover detailed Japanese plans to retake Henderson Field. As they prepare for the looming assault, the stakes rise, intelligence ...

Last week the Japs had a big edge on naval strength in the South Pacific. This week that edge had been whittled down, particularly in the vital cruiser category. As if to answer critics of the Navy , ...

By dawn, the Japanese forces are decimated, their reputation shattered, and the Marines emerge victorious at Hell’s Point.

The War in the Pacific was one of the most vicious fights seen in naval history. The United States and Japan clashed multiple times in the waterways, with thousands dead in the wake of each major ...

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 Second World War was home to some brutal fighting. Few theaters were quite as grueling as the War in the Pacific, which saw American and Allied forces squaring off with the Imperial Japanese Navy.