Name: GRUELING FIGHT for Control of Guadalcanal
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Description: American fighter pilots take on the Japanese in a grueling fight for control of Guadalcanal, in this clip from "GUADALCANAL."

During World War II, American fighter pilots take on the Japanese in a fierce fight for control of Guadalcanal. 

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During World War II, American fighter pilots take on the Japanese in a fierce fight for control of Guadalcanal.

The Grueling Fight for Control of Guadalcanal

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American fighter pilots take on the Japanese in a grueling fight for control of Guadalcanal, in this clip from "GUADALCANAL."

GRUELING FIGHT for Control of Guadalcanal

<p>World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy in 1945. Explore the battles, leaders and atrocities from the war and its impact on geopolitics and humankind.</p>


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