
Название: Guadalcanal 1942-43: Japan's bid to knock out Henderson Field and the Cactus Air Force
Автор: Mark Stille, Jim Laurier
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Серия: Osprey Air Campaign 13
ISBN: 9781472835512
Год издания: 2019
Язык: English
Cтраниц: 97
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 16 MB
The campaign for Guadalcanal, which stretched from August 1942 until February 1943, centered on Henderson Field. The airfield was captured by the US on 8 August and placed into operation by 20 August. As long as the airfield was kept operational and stocked with sufficient striking power, the Japanese could not run convoys with heavy equipment and large amounts of supplies to the island.