Battle of the Eastern Solomons: How Henderson Field and U.S. Carriers Stopped Japan’s Counterattack in 1942
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Battle of the Eastern Solomons: How Henderson Field and U.S. Carriers Stopped Japan’s Counterattack in 1942
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In August of 1942, the war in the Pacific was a brutal tug of war. The Marines had landed on Guadalcanal and seized a half-finished airfield they named Henderson Field. For the Japanese, that dirt strip was a threat they could not ignore. What followed was a clash that became known as the Battle of the Eastern Solomons.
It was a fight carried almost entirely in the air, where carriers launched strike after strike, and Henderson Field itself became an unsinkable part of the American fleet. The Japanese lost a light carrier, precious pilots, and their chance to reinforce Guadalcanal with the speed they needed. The Americans lost planes, men, and saw the mighty Enterprise battered, but they held on.
The Battle of the Eastern Solomons did not end the war, but it showed a truth that carried forward. Sometimes victory means simply staying in the fight.