Victory at Sea
S01E06 GUADALCANAL
Following their training in Australia and New Zealand, the U.S. Marines make their landing on Guadalcanal. The U.S. Navy faces a series of losses against the Japanese Navy in the treacherous waters of Ironbottom Sound. The narrative highlights that many casualties arise not only from combat but also due to malaria, which plagues the troops in the humid rainforests of Guadalcanal. The staggering death toll on both sides underscores a remarkable testament to human endurance. Meanwhile, set to the iconic march by Richard Rodgers, America's forces and resources are readied for the monumental challenge of World War II.
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DESIGN FOR WAR: Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1941
THE PACIFIC BOILS OVER: Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
SEALING THE BREACH: Anti-submarine warfare, 1941-1943
MIDWAY IS EAST: Japanese victories & the Midway Battle
MEDITERRANEAN MOSAIC: Gibraltar, Allied & enemy fleets, Malta
GUADALCANAL
RINGS AROUND RABAUL: Struggle for the Solomon Islands
MARE NOSTRUM: Mediterranean Command, 1940-1942
SEA AND SAND: Invasion of North Africa, 1942-1943
BENEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS: War in the south Atlantic
THE MAGNETIC NORTH: War from Murmansk to Alaska
THE CONQUEST OF MICRONESIA: Carrier warfare--Gilberts and Marshalls
MELANESIAN NIGHTMARE: New Guinea campaign
ROMAN RENAISSANCE: Sicily and the Italian campaign
D-DAY: Normandy
KILLERS AND THE KILL: Victory in the Atlantic, 1943-1945
THE TURKEY SHOOT: Conquest of the Marianas
TWO IF BY SEA: Peleliu and Angaur
BATTLE FOR LEYTE GULF: Sea battle for Leyte Gulf
RETURN OF THE ALLIES: Liberation of the Philippines
FULL FATHOM FIVE: U.S. submarines
THE FATE OF EUROPE: Black Sea, south of France, surrender
TARGET SURIBACHI: Iwo Jima
THE ROAD TO MANDALAY: China, Burma, India, and Indian Ocean
SUICIDE FOR GLORY: Okinawa
DESIGN FOR PEACE: Surrender of Japan & aftermath of war