Clip
The Battle of Guadalcanal
3:15:43 - 3:18:21 (02:38)
On April 7, 1942, the Marines landed on the South Solomon Island of Guadalcanal to begin a bloody and brutal six-month battle against Japan. Despite the initial appearance of a tropical paradise, the soldiers soon faced harsh realities grounded in jungle warfare and enemy ambushes.
Similar Clips
As the Allied and Axis forces battle for control of Guadalcanal, Marine Corps General Robert Barrow's quote "amateurs think about tactics, but professionals think about logistics" resonates.
49:56 - 56:22 (06:26)
Summary
As the Allied and Axis forces battle for control of Guadalcanal, Marine Corps General Robert Barrow's quote "amateurs think about tactics, but professionals think about logistics" resonates. Gradually building up their strength and bringing in new units from the Mediterranean and other areas is what begins to turn the tide against the Axis in the Pacific war.
ChapterThe Importance of Logistics in War
EpisodeShow 66 - Supernova in the East V
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The island fighting in the Pacific during World War II was a war of annihilation where each position had to be wiped out one by one due to the unbreakable morale of the Japanese soldiers.
59:06 - 1:02:20 (03:14)
Summary
The island fighting in the Pacific during World War II was a war of annihilation where each position had to be wiped out one by one due to the unbreakable morale of the Japanese soldiers. The soldiers fought with an intensity that had no parallel and a sense of fatalism amongst the troops was created due to the combination of workmen-like and extremely deadly tactics.
ChapterThe Pacific War and the Brutal Reality of a War of Attrition
EpisodeShow 66 - Supernova in the East V
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The Guadalcanal and New Guinea Campaigns were intense, with soldiers dealing with horrors that were unfamiliar to them.
43:13 - 45:43 (02:29)
Summary
The Guadalcanal and New Guinea Campaigns were intense, with soldiers dealing with horrors that were unfamiliar to them. These theaters of war saw a back and forth battle between the Japanese and the Allies, with the latter eventually denying the Japanese their objectives.
ChapterFighting the Natives in Green Armor
EpisodeShow 66 - Supernova in the East V
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The Peleliu battle during WW2, with high casualty rates and a prolonged 74-day struggle, was overlooked by a much more positive historical event happening 700 miles away and overshadowed in the newsreels that most Americans used to visualize the war.
1:54:39 - 1:56:58 (02:19)
Summary
The Peleliu battle during WW2, with high casualty rates and a prolonged 74-day struggle, was overlooked by a much more positive historical event happening 700 miles away and overshadowed in the newsreels that most Americans used to visualize the war.
ChapterChallenges of Merchant Shipping during World War II
EpisodeShow 67 - Supernova in the East VI
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
In this episode, the speaker talks about his experience during a military operation in Monrovia, Liberia after the embassy had to be evacuated due to a civil war and how he did his first and only real-world hydrographic reconnaissance.
53:09 - 54:18 (01:09)
Summary
In this episode, the speaker talks about his experience during a military operation in Monrovia, Liberia after the embassy had to be evacuated due to a civil war and how he did his first and only real-world hydrographic reconnaissance.