ガダルカナル島の戦い
[b]The Guadalcanal Campaign[/b], also known as [b]The Battle of Guadalcanal[/b] and codenamed [b]Operation Watchtower[/b] by [[united_states|American]] forces, was a [[military]] campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of [[guadalcanal_(island)|Guadalcanal]] in the Pacific theater of [[World War II]]. 

It was the first major land offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of [[Japan]]. It ended in a major Allied [[victory]] that caused the complete Japanese withdrawal from the island and the beginning of Allied offensive operations in the Pacific Ocean.

h4. See also
* [[The Pacific]]
guadalcanal campaign