Lost Evidence "Guadalcanal" 5/5

The Battle of Guadalcanal or " Operation Watchtower, " was America's successful attempt to block Japan's advance southward. Henderson Field was the key.As the battle continued both countries devoted increased resources to Guadalcanal. One of the great turning points of World War II.

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• America
• Carrier
• Guadalcanal
• Island
• Japan
• Japanese
• Navy
• Pacific
• Savo
• US
• USN
• USNavy

[stipicaradic]

I'm just reading John Toland's "Rise & fall of the Japanese Empire" & the Japs were actually outnumbered, starving, with no provisions & badly equipped. Kavaguchi didn't even know there was a ridge in front of Henderson field, but he thought they couldn't to go around it, 'coz they'll all die of starvation & sickness. Japanese soldiers named Guadalcanal Starving Island & they would lick the palms of their hands to taste the salt before dying. The Nips fought against odds.

[Nimadan]

Every documentary on Guadalacanal I've ever seen focuses totally on the 1st Marine Division. No argument they were heroes, but the campaign went on for 3 months after they were pulled out. Two US Army divisions plus elements of the 2nd Marine Div were sent in for the kill. You'd think the fact that the Battle of Mount Austen was the setting for perhaps the greatest American war novel, "The Thin Red Line" would get some attention from the doofuses who make these docus....

[napoleonbarte]

Mocksession you are so wrong

[nikemac84]

Great series>>>>> Thanks for the upload mate......

[d8654474]

@Nimadan well, that would take away some glory from the Marine they don't want that. I swear the media and the Marine are all on the same team. Some of the stuff i have read and watch is complete bias, it almost like they trying to dis-credit the Army. Why the fuck does the narrator need to mention oh the Army came in to clean up, it almost like the Marine paid them to say that.

[0341MarineInfantry]

@xCh34pShOtx Actually, that is incorrect. The Army had more divisions in the pacific than the Marines did. While most island fighting done by the Army wasn't as played up as the Marines. The Army started along side the Marines at Guadalcanal and finished with them at Okinawa.

[xCh34pShOtx]

@t0ny0ngBayawak ....The Pacific was mostly Marines and Navy, the Army was over in Europe.

[JSA1957]

@stipicaradic Gonna have to check and see if I can find that book. Toland is a good writer. Seems like I'd heard of the book before. thanks for reminding me of it.

[t0ny0ngBayawak]

why is it always the marines, navy and air force? where's the army?

[rahulbond3m]

Thumbs up for the Cactus Airforce!

[horsensscope]

this documentary series is sketchy in its coverage of what happened. Go to usarmy history web and download histories of various battles for the facts on a day by day basis. This stuff is not really 'history".