Map of the Solomon Islands showing the Allied advance during 1943 and key air and naval bases. The Solomon Islands campaign was a major campaign of the Pacific War of World War II.

Battle of Guadalcanal (August 1942–February 1943), series of World War II land and sea clashes between Allied and Japanese forces on and around Guadalcanal, one of the Solomon Islands, in the South Pacific.

In August 1942, America mounted its first major amphibious landing of World War II at Guadalcanal, using innovative landing craft built by Higgins Industries in New Orleans. By seizing a strategic airfield site on the island, the United States halted Japanese efforts to disrupt supply routes to Australia and New Zealand.

The battle map of the islands of Guadalcanal and Florida is a must-have for any student of US Naval and Marine operations in the Pacific Theater during World War Two. The map depicts tactical Naval graphics for the Southern and Northern screening operations and Red Beach landings with hand-drafted US operational specifics in red, green, blue ...

Track of the cruiser night action of 9 Aug 1942 off Savo Island, Solomon Islands where three United States cruisers and one Australian cruiser were lost. Track is taken from the USS Astoria damage report. Map depicting Japanese and US Naval movements during the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal the night of Nov 14, 1942.

1944 United States Army map of San Cristobal and Rennell Islands with a portion of the Coral Sea in the Solomon Islands. 1944 United States Army map of southern Bougainville and the Treasury Islands in the Bismarck Archipelago.

Track chart featuring the movements of USS Nicholas during the action of 16 Mar 1943 in Kula Gulf, Solomon Islands. Track chart from the shelling of Munda Point, New Georgia, Solomon Islands by destroyer USS Fletcher, 13 May 1943.

Map of the Solomon Islands area and naval engagements, August 1942 - January 1943.

Media in category "Solomon Islands Campaign maps" The following 59 files are in this category, out of 59 total.

Guadalcanal: Aerials and Maps. This section pertains to the initial landings on August 7, 1942, and maps related to the Guadalcanal Campaign. Image: LC-Lot-801-26: Guadalcanal Campaign, August...