The fighting continued, seemingly forever. But finally, in February, nineteen forty-three, the Japanese were forced to leave Guadalcanal. 斗争还在继续着,看上去没有结束。最后在1943年二月日本被迫离开。
guadalcanal
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a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth
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a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces
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Guadalcanal \Guadalcanal\ n. 1. a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth. [WordNet 1.5]
2. A battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943), in which American forces invaded the island of Guadalcanal, then occupied by Japanese forces; the island was recaptured by American forces after heavy fighting.
Syn: battle of Guadalcanal. [WordNet 1.5]
The battle at Guadalcanal, one of the southern Solomon Islands, was a series of land and sea engagements between Allied and Japanese forces between August 1942 and February 1943.
Banks became a Marine Corps officer after graduating from the Virginia Military Institute in 1936 and fought with Edson's Raiders on Guadalcanal early in World War II.
Most of the 1,800 sailors and Marines on the Guadalcanal were below decks, so McKay poured coffee in his cabin while they assembled on deck.
Over next 10 days, mine sweepers are dispatched along with the helicopter carrier Guadalcanal, carrying mine detecting choppers.
Henry P. Crowe is said to have yelled to his troops as they prepared for combat at Guadalcanal.
Fred Kona has been waiting 20 years for an invitation to Washington to present his shell money and war club to American veterans of the Battle of Guadalcanal 47 years ago in World War II.