The Human Cost Of The Battle Of Guadalcanal | Battlezone | War Stories
Codenamed Operation Watchtower, the Guadalcanal campaign was the first major land offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan. It was a crucial battle that neither side could afford to lose, and this is reflected in the bloodshed.
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00:00 Introduction
01:38 The Navy Holds – 1942
05:03 HH Promo
05:42 Unsinkable Carriers
09:05 Java Sea
10:10 Marshall Islands
14:46 Battle of the Coral Sea
20:06 Midway
26:22 Guadalcanal
44:44 Kula Gulf