How The Capture Of Three Small Islands Became The Key To Saving Guadalcanal

Описание: August 7, 1942 — before the fight for Guadalcanal began, U.S. Marines stormed the nearby islands of Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanambogo. Small on the map, but deadly in reality, these islands were packed with Japanese defenses, machine-gun nests, and determined naval troops who fought to the last man.

What followed was some of the most brutal close-quarters combat of the entire Pacific War. Marines battled through caves, burning buildings, and nighttime banzai attacks as the Solomon Islands campaign opened in fire and blood.

This is the story of the battles that marked America’s first offensive in World War II’s Pacific theater — and the struggle that set the stage for the long fight for Guadalcanal. #history #ww2