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The Solomons Campaign: THE BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL, Part I

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Guest blogger Chuck Hill checks in with the first of two parts of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (12-13 November).  We are less than a month out from the attack at Pearl Harbor and Allied forces are on the move – in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.  But so too are…

The Solomons Campaign: Strategic Pause and Review – Japan’s Last Chance for Victory?

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CINCLAX checks in with a strategic summary of where the players stand at this point in the Solomons Campaign. As we will see here and in detail later ths week with the Battles of Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal I & II, this is still a very close run deal with either the Japanese or Allied…

This Date in Naval Aviation History: 3 Days, 3 Trophies, 1 Carrier

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The mid-1950’s were a fascinating time in aircraft development in the US.  The famous “Century Series” was well underway with participation by almost all of America’s premiere aircraft manufacturers, a series of X-planes were pushing the boundaries at a remote desert lake-bed only recently renamed for one aviator who gave his life while testing a…

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The Bougainville Invasion (Part 3): December 1943 – March 1944

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We resume the quite comprehensive articles provided by CINCLAX as part of the ongoing Solomon Islands Campaign blog project.  With the exception of some noteworthy battles at sea and on land, the Solomons campaign slogged on in near anonymity, except for those doing the fighting.  We would learn much in the process – about joint…