Senin, 13 Februari 2017

Victory Fever at the Tenaru

Japanese troops hit Guadalcanal expecting an easy conquest, but got a brutal surprise. “Forward!” Second Lieutenant Gorō Ohashi of the Japanese 28th Infantry Regiment, sword in hand, shouted into the midnight darkness. “Follow me!” Ohashi’s platoon, 34 strong, followed their leader down the riverbank and onto a 100-foot sandbar connecting the east and west sides …

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