In 1942 the Americans desperately needed to gain a foothold in the South Pacific that would allow them to take the fight to the Japanese. Enter the US Marines who would storm a beach, take a vital airfield, and then spend the next five months holding on to it by the skin of their teeth. And teeth don't have skin, so you know it was like really, really hard. Did they win the battle? Well, I guess if you want to know you're going to have to grab a drink, settle in, and enjoy this episode of Hundred Proof History titled The Battle of Guadalcanal: BLOOD FOR THE ISLAND!

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