TIMELINE OF THE BATTLE OF FEBRUARY 9TH THE BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL JAPANESE THE SOLOMONS OVERLOOKED GUADALCANAL ISLAND SOLOMON ISLAND CHAIN LITTLE VALUE PRIOR THE PACIFIC WAR WORLD WAR 2 IMPORTANCE BEAR PERIOD JAPANESE EXPANSION OVERALL STABILITY AUSTRALIA PREVENT INVASION POWER WHOSE REACH COMFORTABLE THE ISLAND THE UNITED STATES THE REGION ALLY BRITISH ROYAL NAVY COMMONWEALTH ATTEMPTED STEM THE TIDE STAGING AREA SHOULD CONTROL CONSTRUCT SUITABLE BOMBERS TARGET THE AUSTRALIAN MAINLAND PREPARATION GROUND FORWARD JAPANESE ARMY AND NAVY VITAL SHIPPING LANES STRANGLEHOLD CONVERSELY AMERICAN FORWARD AIRFIELD THE FIGHT NAVY MARINES ALLIES ISLAND HOPPING DOCTRINE ENSURE THE ALLIES MUCH MORE RESPONSE DETERMINED AUSTRALIAN RECONNAISSANCE BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION OF THE WORD AMERICAN GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR DANGER ACTED UP TO THIS POINT AMERICAN FORCES AUGUST 7TH SENT POINTS LUNGA POINT TULAGI VIRTUALLY THE MARINES THE AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION AWAY SOLDIERS THE FIELD HENDERSON FIELD GRUMMAN F4F WILDCAT AUGUST 20TH WILDCATS DOUGLAS SBD DAUNTLESS AIRCRAFT AIR COVER RETAIN AUGUST 18TH GROUND FORCE NUMBERING STORM RETAKE STOOD WHATEVER DEFENSE SHORT WORK THE WAVES BREAK THE END OF IT ALL FORCE ATTEMPTS FORTIFY SUFFERED MOUNTING TROOPS SEPTEMBER 13TH ONE NIGHT REINFORCEMENT JAPANESE MAINLAND SOON TOLL PLUS THOUSAND ALLIED FORCES FUNNELED BOMBARDMENT EXPLODING FUEL CRATERING GROUND FORCES YET AGAIN OVERTAKE THE DEFENDERS THOUSANDS FAILED DELIVERY TRANSIT THE TRANSPORTS PRESSED PERIMETER BEATEN TO THE POINT THE SIGNAL HIGH COMMAND WEEK FRIENDLY TERRITORY LEFT DEAD DAMAGED NAVAL VESSELS GROUND TROOPS WARSHIPS CLOSED IN POCKETS ENEMY COMPETE TOTAL BELOW DATE JULY 1ST JULY 31ST WORD STRATEGIC THE SOLOMON ISLANDS PLANS MOTION US NAVY MARINE FORCES SPRING AUGUST 6TH POSITION THEMSELVES AMPHIBIOUS FORCES BEGIN ISLAND AUGUST 8TH AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS THE END THE DAY FACING THE US CAPTURE NAVAL BATTLES THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY THE UNITED STATES NAVY ATTACK US FORCES OUTSIDE THE ISLANDS GAVUTU FALL COUNTEROFFENSIVE SEES LANDING ZONE MILES EAST FIGHTER AIRCRAFT ARRIVE AUGUST 21ST ATTEMPT HEADWAY AUGUST 22ND ATTACKERS FORCING COLONEL COMMIT RITUAL SUICIDE AUGUST 23RD THE BATTLE EASTERN SOLOMONS AUGUST 24TH CLAIMS THE CARRIER ATTACKED SEPTEMBER 7TH US MARINES SURPRISE STRONGHOLDS SEPTEMBER 8TH MARINE LANDINGS THE DESTRUCTION OF RECOVERY OPERATIONAL SEPTEMBER 12TH ARMY PERSONNEL THRUST THE AMERICANS DRIVEN SEPTEMBER 14TH AT THE END SEPTEMBER 15TH OCTOBER 7TH BUILDING OCTOBER 10TH SHIPPED THE WEST OCTOBER 23RD ELEMENTS THE 2ND DIVISION 17TH ARMY OFFENSIVE DIRECTION GENERAL OCTOBER 26TH CASUALTIES STALLS NOVEMBER 1ST JANUARY 31ST NEITHER CLAIM ACTION NUMBER JAPAN JANUARY 10TH THE DECISION JANUARY 17TH WITHDRAW UNITS FEBRUARY 1ST MASSIVE EVACUATION FEBRUARY 7TH THE LAST REMNANTS OFFICIALLY THE RIVER THE LOW COUNTRIES BOMBING COMPASS JUDGEMENT THE BISMARCK CORAL JUBILEE EL ALAMEIN TORCH TRACK PASS HUSKY MARIANAS TURKEY SHOOT MARKET GARDEN THE BULGE THE ODER HARBOR WAR SITE DISCLAIMER PRIVACY POLICY SITE MAP CONTENT ALL RIGHTS RESERVED CONTACT GMAIL WRITTEN PHOTOGRAPHY UNIQUE WEBSITE PROTECTED DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REUSE MATERIAL PRESENTED ENTERTAINMENT HISTORICAL NETWORK
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