Guadalcanal | War History

The US Navy Destroyer That Sank A Japanese Sub With The Aid of Potatoes

In 1943, a US Navy destroyer engaged a Japanese submarine during the Solomon Islands Campaign. What should have been a skirmish between equals turned out…

In the Pitch-Black Jungle of Guadalcanal, Marine John Basilone Would Decimate an Entire Japanese Regiment

Often described as the turning point for the Pacific in World War 2, the Battle of Guadalcanal represented the moment that Japanese expansion in the…

Historic Aircraft Wreck Found. Maybe The Wildcat Of US Ace James E Swett By Roderick Eime

On my last trip to the Solomon Islands in October, I was fortunate to make my first dive on some of the historic aircraft wrecks…

The Bone Collector of Guadalcanal

Seventy years after the last rifle shot, Japanese soldiers are still going home. Roderick Eime, sends one fallen warrior on his way. He’d lay there…

War Mystery Solved – P-38 Lightning & Remains recovered

The Solomons continue to throw up mysteries from the turbulent years of WWII. One mystery solved recently has been with the rediscovery of a P-38…

The US Navy Destoyer That Sank A Japanese Sub With The Aid of Potatoes

In 1943, a US Navy destroyer engaged a Japanese submarine during the Solomon Islands Campaign. What should have been a skirmish between equals turned out…

In the Pitch-Black Jungle of Guadalcanal, Marine John Basilone Would Decimate an Entire Japanese Regiment

Often described as the turning point for the Pacific in World War 2, the Battle of Guadalcanal represented the moment that Japanese expansion in the…

Historic Aircraft Wreck Found. Is This The Wildcat Of US Ace James E Swett? By Roderick Eime

On my last trip to the Solomon Islands in October, I was fortunate to make my first dive on some of the historic aircraft wrecks…

The Bone Collector of Guadalcanal

Seventy years after the last rifle shot, Japanese soldiers are still going home. Roderick Eime, sends one fallen warrior on his way. He’d lay there…

War Mystery Solved – P-38 Lightning & Remains recovered

The Solomons continue to throw up mysteries from the turbulent years of WWII. One mystery solved recently has been with the rediscovery of a P-38…