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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…
3 months, 4 weeks 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…
4 months 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…
4 months, 1 week 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…
5 months 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…
5 months, 2 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…
7 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…
8 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…
8 months, 2 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…
9 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…
9 months, 3 weeks ago