On the Pacific island of Guadalcanal in 1942, the famed 1st Marine Division — the oldest, largest and most decorated division of the U.S. Marine Corps — defeated Japanese forces in a turning ...

This footage highlights the Guadalcanal Campaign in World War II, where U.S. Marines fought Japanese units. The Battle of Guadalcanal began on August 7, 1942. Top 10 Best US Presidents My Chinese ...

“Retreat, hell!” snapped Major General Oliver Prince Smith, commander of the 1st Marine Division, with which he had fought on Guadalcanal, New Britain, Peleliu, Okinawa (TIME, Sept. 25).

Major General Alexander Archer Vandegrift of the Marines last week rendered an accounting of his four months on Guadalcanal. The Army was moving in, and General Vandegrift’s report sounded a ...

Executive produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman – the same team who created the acclaimed 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers – The Pacific turns our attention to the actions of the ...