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Definition of Battle of guadalcanal
1. Noun. A battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces.
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: Second World War, World War 2, World War Ii
Geographical relationships: Guadalcanal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Of Guadalcanal
Literary usage of Battle of guadalcanal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Across the Reef: The Amphibious Tracked Vehicle at War by Victor J. Croizat (2001)
"The Battle of Guadalcanal was over; the last Japanese offensive had been ...
After the Battle of Guadalcanal, the Imperial Navy was ready to abandon the ..."
2. Who Goes There (2004)
"... hi the early morning hours of 5 November 1942 during the second Battle of
Guadalcanal, the destroyer Walke was hit by Japanese naval guns and torpedoes. ..."
3. American Airpower Comes of Age: General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold's World War II by General Henry H. Arnold, John W. Huston (2001)
"... a circumstance that increased the call for land-based air reinforcements.71 Not
until the mid-November Naval Battle of Guadalcanal did it appear fairly ..."
4. First Offensive: The Marine Campaign for Guadalcanal by Henry I. Shaw, Jr. (1992)
"... beach after the naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Many enemy troops were killed in
the attacks. made. Admiral Turner had told Vandegrift to leave all of his ..."
5. Case Studies in the Achievement of Air Superiority by B. Franklin Cooling, Center for Air Force History (U.S.) (1994)
"... the Japanese home islands (but its campaigns will seldom appear in this account).
To fight the battle of Guadalcanal and then to move northward up ..."
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