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The Battle of Savo Island was a naval battle which took place during World War II in the Pacific theater, near the Savo Island. It was fought between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval forces, from August 8 and August 9, 1942. The Battle of Savo Island was the first major naval engagement of [...]
The Battle of Tarawa was a World War II battle which took place in the Pacific Theatre. It was fought between the US Marines and the Japanese Imperial Troops, from November 20 to November 23, 1943 on the Tarawa Atoll. After the Battle of Guadalcanal, it was the second time the United States was on [...]
The Marine Raiders were elite units of the US Marine Corps created during World War II to conduct amphibious operations against the Japanese, landing and infiltrate behind enemy lines. The 1st battalion of the 5th Marine regiment was designated and trained as the 1st Marine Raider Battalion. The remaining three battalions would be composed of volunteers [...]
The Battle of Guadalcanal was a military campaign carried out by the American fleet and Marines on the island of Guadalcanal and other neighboring islands in the Pacific theater between August 7, 1942 and February 9, 1943. The Battle of Guadalcanal was the first major offensive launched by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan. The Japanese [...]
The Battle of Midway was a World War II naval battle fought between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy near the American Pacific base at Midway atoll from June 4 to June 7, 1942. It is considered the most decisive battle in the Pacific theater as the American Navy inflicted irreparable damage [...]
The Battle of the Coral Sea was a World War II naval battle fought in the Pacific Theater between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the American and Australian naval forces from May 4 to May 8, 1942. It was the first naval battle in which aircraft carriers decisively and actively took part. The Battle of [...]
