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14 Battles That Turned the Tide

Landing on Guadalcanal, 1942

Landing on Guadalcanal, 1942

U.S. Marines come ashore from a landing craft at the Battle of Guadalcanal in August 1942. The Allies' first major offensive against the Japanese Empire, the taking of the island put Japan on the defensive from that moment on.

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Aug 01, 1942