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146 - Halsey's question for Vandegrift about Henderson Field's defence that influenced Pacific Strategy.
Season 1 Episode 146
This episode looks at the defensive and offensive planning undertaken by the IJA and the USMC. It also looks closely at Vandegrift's meeting with Hal…
14 hours ago
145 - 973 rounds in 83 minutes. The Battleship Bombardment of Henderson Field
Season 1 Episode 146
This episode looks at the IJN and IJA combined planning for the assault on Henderson's Field, including the naval gunfire from the Kongo and Haruna u…
1 week ago
144 - Situational Awareness and the fight for Guadalcanal's Key Terrain - 3rd Battle of the Matanikau
Season 1 Episode 144
USMC 1st Marine Division vs the IJA 2nd (Sendai) Division in the fight to control the Matanikau River.
The 3rd Battle of the Matanikau Part II - This…
2 weeks ago
143 - Inside the Japanese OODA loop on Guadalcanal - Vandegrift and 3rd Matanikau
Season 1 Episode 143
Maruyama vs Vandegrift in the fight to control the Matanikau River.
The 3rd Battle of the Matanikau Part I - This is the ninth episode of our Guadalc…
1 month, 1 week ago
Puller, Munro, and Monssen - the daring resuce of 1/7 Marines - 2nd Battle of the Matanikau Part II
Season 1 Episode 142
2nd Matanikau - Guadalcanal and Pullers rescue of the 1/7th Marines.
The 2nd Battle of the Matanikau Part II - This is the eighth episode of our Guad…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
141 - Chesty Puller, 1/7 Marines and 2nd Matanikau, Guadalcanal
Season 1 Episode 141
The 2nd Battle of the Matanikau - This is the seventh episode of our Guadalcanal series with historian and author Dave Holland.
This episodes discuss…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
140 - Battle of Edson's Ridge: How the Marines saved the Cactus Air Force
This is the sixth episode of our Guadalcanal series with historian and author Dave Holland.
This episodes discusses:
How close did Japanese fo…
4 months, 1 week ago
139 - Guadalcanal - Edson and the defence of Bloody Ridge
Season 1 Episode 139
This is the fifth episode of our Guadalcanal series with historian and author Dave Holland.
This episodes discusses:
Why was Henderson Field t…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
138 - Guadalcanal - Battle of the Tenaru: How the Marines stopped Ichiki's night assault on the Alligator Creek
Season 1 Episode 138
This is the fourth episode of our Guadalcanal series with historian and author Dave Holland.
This episodes discusses:
How did the Marines employ th…
5 months, 1 week ago
137 - The Marines' Assault on Guadalcanal
Season 1 Episode 137
This is the third episode of our Guadalcanal series with historian and author Dave Holland.
This episodes discusses:
How the Marines seized conducted…
5 months, 3 weeks ago