Crusade in the Pacific

Guadalcanal: America's First Offensive

0.024mJanuary 29, 2004

At the south end of the Solomon Islands, Japan's presence on Gaudalcanal threatens the America-Australia supply lines. Extensive footage of naval, air, and land fighting documents the fierce combat as U.S. forces sieze control Gaudalcanal and other key islands in the Solomon chain. American troops learn the hard way how to beat a determined enemy at jungle warfare.