The Guadalcanal Saga of World War II. The turning point in the war in the Pacific Theater versus the Japanese Empire-six months to gain control of Guadalcanal.
8 months to the day after the sneak attack on Pearl harbor, 11,000 Marines ... The Battle of Cape Esperance could be counted an American naval victory, one ...
Sea Power and Maritime Affairs Lesson 14: The War in the Pacific, The Defensive Phase Learning Objectives Comprehend the political and economic forces which led Japan ...
MacArthur had been appointed Supreme Commander of the Pacific ... One of the most famous from Arizona was Ira Hayes (Read Handout) Ira Hayes Enlistment photo ...
... to march more than a hundred kilometers from Bataan to Tarlac. PICTURE: Bataan Peninsula, the Philippines-May 1942 U.S. prisoners on the 'bataan death march. ...
Robert Ping is sailor on extreme left. Photo Source: Larry Ping. ... After surviving a nuclear blast at Bikini Atoll, the 'Swayback Maru' was used as ...