At 0130 on 21 August, Ichiki’s troops stormed the Marines’ lines in a screaming, frenzied display of the “spiritual strength” . . . .Today's
Marines Dig In
After the defeat at The Battle of Savo, US Navy pulls back; Marines cut rations.Continuing Marines Land on Guadalcanal,our selection from First
Japan Attacks by Air and by Sea
On 8 August, the Marines consolidated their positions ashore, seizing the airfield on Guadalcanal and establishing a beachhead.Continuing Marines
Battle of Tulagi
The sun came up that fateful Friday at 0650, and the first landing craft carrying assault troops of the 5th Marines touched down at 0909 on Red
Convoy En-route to Guadalcanal
The fabled 1st Marine Division of later World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Persian Gulf War fame, the most highly decorated division in the
Marines Land on Guadalcanal
This series has six easy 5-minute installments. This first installment: Japan Expands into Southwest Pacific.IntroductionBy the summer of 1942,