US Marine base in Palm Trees, South Pacific

US Marine base in Palm Trees, South Pacific
Here we see a US Marine base built into the palm trees on an island somewhere in the South Pacific, probably in the Solomon Islands in 1942. The location was chosen to try and hide the base from Japanese reconnaissance aircraft.
Morning Star, Midnight Sun – The Early Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign of World War II August-October 1942, Jeffrey R. Cox. A splendid account of the early days of the Guadalcanal campaign, when the Americans were operating on a shoestring, and the Japanese probably missed their best chances to win the battle by underestimating their opponents. A fascinating tale of a battle that was fought at the extreme end of both side’s supply lines, and in which the Americans came to dominate the day and the Japanese to dominate the night, told in a very entertaining, if sometimes rather judgemental way, with a great deal of excellent material on both sides of the campaign(Read Full Review)
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