Plot

In August 1942 US Marines storm ashore on the Japanese-held island of Guadalcanal. The six-month campaign that follows is brutal and becomes etched in Marine legend.

US Marines strike back on their first attack of the Pacific War. In horrific conditions, US Marines fight a six month campaign of attrition against the seemingly invisible Japanese. It is a conflict that will decide the fates of the Pacific War. High above the 'Island of Death' fly aerial reconnaissance missions, capturing the conflict below with their cameras. Using photographs, that had been lost and forgotten after the war's end, original footage and first-hand accounts the documentary provides a unique insight into the Pacific hell that was Guadalcanal.

In August 1942 US Marines storm ashore on the Japanese-held island of Guadalcanal. After a series of defeats and withdrawals, this is the first time the Allies have gone on the offensive against the Japanese. The six-month campaign that follows is brutal and becomes etched in Marine legend.—grantss