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The Battle of Guadalcanal
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Australia was the foot hole for the allied troops to mount an attack on Japanese forces. The battle of Guadalcanal was the deciding battle in preventing the Japanese invasion of Australia.
From August of 1942 until February of 1943, the United States and Japan fought savagely over a central island in the Solomon island-chain: Guadalcanal. Despite many losses over the course of the battle, the American forces eventually pushed the Japanese defenders off of the island, thus gaining victory in the first major offensive action of the war by any Allied nation in the war against Japan.
Yes, the battle of Guadalcanal was fought between the Allies and the Japanese Empire in the Pacific Theater of World War Two.
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The Battle of Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal was America's first offensive.
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The battle for the Pacific island of Guadacanal thwarted Japanese attempts to expand their conquests in the Pacific .
The Battle of Guadalcanal was a turning point in the Pacific War. It marked the first major offensive by Allied forces against the Japanese Empire and resulted in a strategic victory for the Allies. The battle ended Japan's expansion in the Pacific and forced them to adopt a defensive strategy for the rest of the war. This shift in momentum proved crucial in the ultimate defeat of Japan.
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Some would argue that the invasion of Guadalcanal was one of the most pivitol points in the Pacific theatre. If the Japanese were to keep Guadalcanal, with its airfield, the Allies may have lost all of the South Pacific including Australia.
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