The Turning Point in the Pacific: U.S. Marines Launch Operation Watchtower

On August 7, 1942, the United States military launched Operation Watchtower, initiating the Battle of Guadalcanal. This monumental operation marked the first major Allied amphibious offensive against the Empire of Japan during World War World II. Over 11,000 U.S. Marines from the 1st Marine Division stormed the beaches of Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Gavutu-Tanambogo in the Solomon Islands,...