53 Days on Starvation Island: How The US Marines Fought on Guadalcanal While Completely Surrounded

Published: July 23, 2024, 11 a.m.

On August 20, 1942, twelve Marine dive-bombers and nineteen Marine fighters landed at Guadalcanal. Their mission: defeat the Japanese navy and prevent it from sending more men and supplies to "Starvation Island," as Guadalcanal was nicknamed. The...