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Guadalcanal, 1942: Rare photos of the Pacific offensive
In February 1943, LIFE magazine published a series of photographs from Guadalcanal — the largest of the Solomon Islands and the site of the Allies’ first, pivotal offensive in the Pacific during World War II. See all the pictures at Life.com.
- An iconic image from the war: the severed head of a Japanese soldier, propped up on a disabled tank. But did Americans place it there? In photographer Ralph Morse's recollections of that day, it seemed just as likely that the Japanese were the ones who placed the torched skull on that ruined tank as a gruesome trap for curious Americans.read moreRalph MorseTime & Life Pictures/Getty ImagesShare
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Guadalcanal, 1942: Rare photos of the Pacific offensive
In February 1943, LIFE magazine published a series of photographs from Guadalcanal — the largest of the Solomon Islands and the site of the Allies’ first, pivotal offensive in the Pacific during World War II. See all the pictures at Life.com.
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