War in the Pacific WW2: Relive the Dogfights of Guadalcanal ( Video ) September 18, 2017 Nicola Pacific WW2, World War Two <a href="https://vimeo.com/169687740">DOGFIGHT OVER GUADALCANAL</a></p> <p> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/laurentquesnel">Laurent Quesnel</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>. </p> <h2>DogFight – Guadalcanal</h2> <p> On August 7, 1942, the opening day of the Guadalcanal campaign, American forces began shelling Guadalcanal and neighboring Tulagi in the Solomon Islands. It was the beginning of a U.S. push to capture the Japanese-controlled islands in the Pacific. Success was critical because the Japanese were rushing to complete a landing strip that would be a major threat to Allied shipping lanes between Australia and America.</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors -
