In the summer of 1942, America was still reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor
and the humiliating victories of the Japanese throughout the Far East. Then
came the battles of the Coral Sea and the pivotal Battle for Midway. Japan
had been effectively countered and it was time to launch an attack. The
first landing of American forces on a Japanese held island would occur on
Guadalcanal, August 7, 1942. This was the opening of a six month campaign
to wrestle control of the lower Solomon Islands from the Japanese Empire.
From this story of mistakes and heroism would rise the genesis of American
strategy for the rest of the war in the Pacific.
| Episode List: |
| Pestilence |
Watchtower |
| First Offensive |
The Battle Of Savo Island |
| First Days Ashore |
The Tenaru |
| The Battle Of The Eastern Solomona |
Boredom & Fear |
| The Battle Of Edson's Ridge |
Matanikau River Actions |
| The Battle Of Cape Esperance |
The Bombardment |
| The Battle For Henderson Field |
The Battle Of The Santa Cruz Islands |
| Actions at Point Cruz & Koli Point |
The Naval Battle Of Guadalcanal |
| The Second Naval Battle Of Guadalcanal |
The Final Push |
