Aerial view of a pristine tropical coastline with dense rainforest, a turquoise lagoon containing visible submerged objects (possibly WWII wreckage), and sandy beaches backing onto lush green hills. - Photo by Gilly Tanabose on Unsplash
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Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

A boots-on-the-ground battlefield tour framing Guadalcanal as the pivotal, under-visited counterpart to European WWII pilgrimage sites.

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Guadalcanal: Tracing America's First Pacific Stand

Four days on Guadalcanal tracing Bloody Ridge, Henderson Field, and the wrecks of Iron Bottom Sound, where America's Pacific War first turned.

Marcus Rivera

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