Robert M. Citino, PhD, examines the concluding weeks of a pivotal battle in the Pacific theater.
Final US dominance over air, sea, and land made Japanese resupply by the Tokyo Express virtually impossible. After months of grueling combat in horrific conditions, the Japanese finally withdrew and surrendered the island of Guadalcanal in February 1943. Analyze the significance of Guadalcanal in the scope of World War II and its legacy 75 years later.
This is the last installment of the three-part series. Watch part one and part two.
Richard Frank, author of Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, explores the strategies by the Japanese occupiers and American invaders during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
James Hornfischer, author of Neptune’s Inferno: The US Navy at Guadalcanal, explores the ferocious sea battles surrounding the Solomon Islands during the Guadalcanal campaign.
Richard Tregaskis’s account of the first seven weeks of fighting is a classic of war literature.