Battle Of Guadalcanal Powerpoint

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Battle of guadalcanal powerpoint. It was also known as operation watch tower and was the lead to the solomon campaign. Includes some video clips and discussion questions. Batle of guadalcanal the guadalcanal campaign also known as the battle of guadalcanal was fought between august 7 1942 and february 9 1943 on and around the island of guadalcanal in the pacific theater of world war ii. The battle for guadalcanalby.
Battle of guadalcanal historiography poor weather during the island s rainy season and that s why the japanese did not see the americans coming. Be sure that you have an application to open this file type before downloading and or purchasing. Records of this campaign are fragment slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance and to provide you with relevant advertising. This presentations focuses on the battle of guadalcanal and how it influenced the turning of the war in the pacific during world war ii.
The second naval battle of guadalcanal two days after the naval battle of guadalcanal on the previous slides. It was part of the south pacific war. Price period 10 br honors american century br. The battle ofguadalcanal was also known as the operation watch tower.
August 7 1942 br we are going to land on the island of guadalcanal. Brief chronology casualties japanese 24 000 men killed 2 battleships 4 cruisers 1 light carrier 11 destroyers and 6 submarines. Battle of guadalcanal. The battle of guadalcanal powerpoint.
John demars no combat historians accompanied marine corps and army troops into guadalcanal. Tanaka and the 11 transports resumed their. 8 months to the day after the sneak attack on pearl harbor 11 000 marines. Diary of a soldier br by.
Yamamoto will again try to dislodge the americans from henderson field.