Video: 'The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: How the US Won a Strategic Victory | Battle 360 | History'

(Friday, November 13, 1942, 1:48 a.m. Solomon Islands Time) — The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles between Allied (primarily American) and Imperial Japanese forces during the months-long Guadalcanal Campaign, part of the Solomon Islands campaign of the Pacific Theater of World War II, began early this morning when the Japanese destroyers Akatsuki and Hiei turned on large searchlights and illuminated the American light cruiser Atlanta only 3,000 yards away – almost point-blank range for the battleship’s main guns. Continue reading World War II Naval Battle of Guadalcanal begins in Solomon Islands 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 13 1942) – all five Sullivan brothers killed →