The Battle for Guadalcanal

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military
gptkbp:casualties	high
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:United_States gptkb:Imperial_Japan
gptkbp:endDate	1943-02-09
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:New_Georgia_campaign
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Solomon_Islands Guadalcanal
gptkbp:mediaType	gptkb:The_Thin_Red_Line_(novel) gptkb:Guadalcanal_Diary_(film) gptkb:The_Thin_Red_Line_(film) gptkb:Guadalcanal_Diary_(book)
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Alexander_Vandegrift gptkb:Harukichi_Hyakutake gptkb:Richmond_K._Turner gptkb:Isoroku_Yamamoto Noboru Ishizaki
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_Henderson_Field gptkb:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal gptkb:Battle_of_Edson's_Ridge
gptkbp:notableFeature	naval battles jungle warfare air battles disease and malnutrition
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:Americal_Division gptkb:2nd_Marine_Division gptkb:1st_Marine_Division 17th Army (Japan) 8th Fleet (Japan)
gptkbp:objective	Control of Henderson Field
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:significance	Turning point in Pacific War
gptkbp:startDate	1942-08-07
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Samuel_B._Griffith
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Battle for Guadalcanal