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Last stand at Guadalcanal, 21st August 1942

For chronological order, click here for the previous WW2 post! Despite severe losses at the Coral Sea and Midway, Japan continued to expand into the South Pacific in order to consolidate its holdings and push further into the region. From early-July 1942, Japanese forces landed on Guadalcanal – a remote island in the southern Solomons…

The Pharos of Alexandria: An Ancient Wonder

Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE, Alexandria was one of the largest cities in the ancient Mediterranean and a prominent centre of Hellenistic culture. Not long after the rise of the Ptolemaic dynasty, King Ptolemy I Soter ordered the construction of a monumental lighthouse that could overlook the city harbour. The tower, built…

The end of Yorktown, 4th June 1942

For chronological order, click here to see the previous WW2 post! Undeterred by its losses in the Coral Sea, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) prepared to invade Midway Atoll- 1,300 miles northwest of Hawaii – in a final effort to defeat the US Pacific Fleet. Committing their largest naval operation of the war, the Japanese…

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