In the last of our series on Destroyers and Escorts, we look at the confrontations between American and Japanese forces in the Solomons and Guadalcanal during WWII.
Category Archives: War in the Pacific
‘Longsuit’ and the Bloody Battle for Tarawa
A detailed account of the battle by American forces to reclaim the Tarawa atoll in the Gilbert Islands from Japanese control during World War II – as part of a bigger plan to reclaim Japanese-seized areas of the South-West Pacific and the Central Pacific.
Operation ‘Forager’ – the US forces move into the Mariana Islands
An account of Operation “Forager”, the Allied seizure of the northern part of the three largest Mariana islands from Japan, between June and August 1944.
Operations ‘Brewer’ & ‘Beefsteak’ – closing the door on the Japanese base areas of Rabaul and Kavieng
An account of the two US army operations ‘brewer’ and ‘beefsteak’, led against the Japanese during World War II.
The Battle for Iwo Jima
The order of battle and details for the allied forces’ assault on Iwo Jima.
Iwo Jima – the penultimate step in the US advance to the Japanese home islands
Details of Japan’s defensive measures and plans on Iwo Jima, in preparation for the inevitable US invasion.
The Japanese defeat on Guadalcanal – a turning point of World War II
Details of the Japanese retreat from Guadalcanal — a turning point in World War II.