I assume it's because American soldier were in Australia. It was a place of rest for them. They also did training and had a social life. But when needed, they could be shipped to battle.
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.
The Japanese lost the struggle for Guadalcanal because they lost control of the waters around the island due to all the naval battles that were fought at sea . The Japanese could not supply or reinforce the island .
Guadalcanal was primarily a series of naval battles lasting 6 months. Japan lost the battle for Guadalcanal.
The Battle of the Coral Sea. Although it was a tactical draw, the battle was a strategic win for the Allies because it stopped their drive toward Australia.
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
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.
It ensured that Australia would be safe from Japanese invasion.
Yes, the battle of Guadalcanal was fought between the Allies and the Japanese Empire in the Pacific Theater of World War Two.
The battle of Guadalcanal happened at Guadalcanal! The island of Guadalcanal is in the Solomon islands archipelago in the pacific, just northwest of Australia. Guadalcanal is the island closest to Australia, and it is the largest.
Battle of Guadalcanal.
The US landed troops on the beaches to fight the Japanese
the Japanese lost conquered territory for the first time.
By the end of May 1942, the Japanese had landed men at Guadalcanal. after the victory at Midway, the Americans began to re-capture the islands that the Japanese had taken. The battle of Guadacanal began on August 7, 1942.
Solomon Islands bordering the Coral Sea; northeast of Australia.
Guadalcanal was a campaign not a battle. By the middle of 1942 the Japanese had taken over many of the Australian dependencies in the SW Pacific. There were fears that, given time, they would take over Fiji and Tonga cutting Australia off from any US help, followed by a possible invasion of Australia. An airfield was being built on the island of Guadalcanal and it was decided by the allies to take over the island when it was finished. On August 7 1942 the allies, mostly American, invaded and by February 7 the Japanese had evacuated the island.
The Battle of Guadalcanal was fought from 07-August-1942 to 09-February-1943, during World War II.
The Japanese lost the struggle for Guadalcanal because they lost control of the waters around the island due to all the naval battles that were fought at sea . The Japanese could not supply or reinforce the island .