Disaster Off Savo Island: The Sinking of the USS Astoria
•November 6, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The USS Astoria was one of four Allied cruisers lost in a night engagement with the Japanese off Guadalcanal. More »
•November 6, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The USS Astoria was one of four Allied cruisers lost in a night engagement with the Japanese off Guadalcanal. More »
•October 12, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
World War II’s Kokoda Track campaign consisted of a series of battles fought between July and November 1942. More »
•December 21, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
The Battle of Cape Esperance helped dispel the myth of Japanese naval invincibility. More »
•October 16, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
Defeat in the Battle of Savo Island was a stunning blow to Allied naval forces off Guadalcanal. More »
•May 2, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
On Guadalcanal and Peleliu, the men of K Company of the 1st Marine Divisions regiment gained a reputation for extreme courage under fire. More »
•March 16, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
An American surgeon works amid the relics of war on Guadalcanal. More »
•March 6, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
The first naval battle of Savo Island gave the U.S. Navy its worst defeat. More »
