<P> The Guadalcanal Campaign , also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II . It was the first major offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan . </P>
<P> The Guadalcanal Campaign , also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II . It was the first major offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan . </P>
where did the battle of guadalcanal take place
where did the battle of guadalcanal take place
between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943
between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943