The Solomons Campaign February 1943 - August 1945

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In fierce naval action, the Americans and Japanese suffered greatly. Here the Americans lose the USS Hornet. October 26, 1942. 56K or T1

US Forces prepare to invade Bougainville. October 1943. 56K or T1

In the fighting on Bougainville, prisoners provide valuable information. 56K or T1

Allied Forces on New Britain drive the Japanese back on their stronghold, Rabaul. 1943. 56K or T1

The once-powerful island base, Rabaul, is bottled up and cut off, left to wither on the vine. 1943. 56K or T1

After landing on New Georgia, the Allies and Japanese alike fight each other and torrential rains. 1943. 56K or T1

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Solomon Islands campaign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Death of Isoroku Yamamoto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Battle of Rabaul (1942) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Battle of the Eastern Solomons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Battle of New Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tokyo Express - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Land Battle of Vella Lavella - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bougainville campaign (1943-45) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Operation Ke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fijian mercenaries in Bougainville - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Battle of Cape St. George - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Battle of Rennell Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Battle of the Eastern Solomons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Battle of Empress Augusta Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

USS Enterprise CV-6: 1943
History of USS Enterprise CV-6, 'the carrier that fought most through the entire war', in 1943

warofourfathers.com

The Diary of a Corsair Pilot in the Solomons, 1943

Solomon Islands Naval Battles

HyperWar: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II: Northern Solomons
'U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II: Northern Solomons' -- A brief history of US Army operations in the Northern Solomons: New Georgia, Bougainville, etc.

Time of the Aces: Marine Pilots in the Solomons (Introduction)

Go For Broke National Education Center >> History >> Historical Information >> Campaigns>>The Solomons Campaign
The Go For Broke National Education Center is a nonprofit with educational programs about the history of the Japanese American veterans of World War II.

HyperWar: Up the Slot: Marines in the Central Solomons
Up the Slot: Marines in the Central Solomons (Marines in World War II Commemorative Series)

Rabaul

Attack on Admiral Yamamoto

Top of the Ladder: Marine Operations in the Northern Solomons
Marine Operations in the Northern Solomons

 

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