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Battle of Guadalcanal


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A long-running air, sea, and land battle on the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in World War II. The Japanese had initially targeted the island as a strategic ...

Subjects: History — Military History

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Guadalcanal, battle for (1942–3)
in The Oxford Companion to Military History Length: 260 words
Guadalcanal, Battle of (1942–43)
in The Oxford Companion to American Military History Length: 532 words
Guadalcanal, Battle of
in The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Length: 102 words
Guadalcanal campaign
in The Oxford Companion to World War II Length: 1374 words

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