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#unitedstates In August 1942, Japanese commanders dismissed American Marines as soft, undisciplined, and unfit for real combat. They believed the spiritual strength of Japanese soldiers would easily overpower any Western force. Then came Guadalcanal. This is the remarkable true story of how U.S. Marines shattered one of the most dangerous assumptions in military history.
From Colonel Ichiki’s ill-fated assault at the Tenaru River to the desperate defense of Bloody Ridge under Lieutenant Colonel Merritt Edson, from Sergeant John Basilone’s heroic stand against overwhelming Japanese forces to the starvation and hardship that earned Guadalcanal the grim nickname “Starvation Island,” this documentary uncovers how a generation of young Americans defied expectations.
Featuring the stories of Medal of Honor recipients Alexander Vandegrift, Merritt Edson, and John Basilone, as well as the extraordinary coastwatcher Jacob Vouza—who survived seven bayonet wounds to warn the Marines of an impending attack—this film reveals how six months of brutal jungle warfare shattered the myth of Japanese invincibility and altered the course of the Pacific War forever.
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