Guadalcanal Was Only Half the Story | WW2 Hot Takes
Most accounts of the Pacific War treat Guadalcanal and New Guinea as two separate campaigns. But from the Japanese perspective, they were part of the same desperate struggle—and understanding that connection changes how we view the turning point of the Pacific War.
In this episode of World War 2 Live, Dr. John C. McManus and Kevin Hymel connect the dots between these two epic campaigns and explain why they must be studied together. While the U.S. Navy fought under Admiral Chester Nimitz in the Solomon Islands and General Douglas MacArthur drove through New Guinea, the Japanese were forced to…
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