Guadalcanal

Andrew Massino
History of WWII
Dr. Buck
December
Guadalcanal

The first major offenive launched by the allies against japan in World War II took place on Guadalcanal from August 7th 1941 to February 9th 1943. The landing at Guadalcanal was unopposed yet it took the Americans six months to defeat the Japanese in what was to turn into a classic affair of arttrition. Guadalcanal was a hard long battle in the jungles but one of great importance to the U.S. in the pacific theater.
Guadalcanal is part of the Solomon Islands northeast of Australia. In spite of the wet jungle covord terrain the island was valuable strategically both to the U.S. and Japan. If the Japanese usurpd the island it meant they could truncated off the sea route between the U.S. and Australia. If American forces capture the island they would be able to better protect Australia from invasion since the earth was an important area to gear up for an invasion of Japan. thither were mixed feelings on the importance of Guadalcanal to the Japanese. Many leaders believed that the japanese army was already stretched too thin and they should make ascribable with the area they had. The Leaders of the Japanese dark blue believed that any blockage in advancement would be viewed as a theater of weakness that the Americans could exploit.



The Imperial General Headquarters orderd an onset on the Solomon Islands and by May of 1942 Japanese process landed on Guadalcanal. At first the reports from Guadalcanal came off innocent since it seemed the Japanese were more(prenominal) interested in the cattle on the isalnd than anything. However, there began world reports of the Japanese beginning construction of an air field at Laguna plantation and by the end of June there was an estimated 3,000 troops on the island. A working airfield on the island would be a major threat to U.S. forces in the pacifc. The head of the U.S. Navy Admiral Earnest King, wanted a full-scale attack on Guadalcanal to balance this threat. The Joint Cheifs of...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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