Battle of the Eastern Solomons: Told from the American Perspective (1/2)

(Animated Battle Map)
If you came just for the carrier battle, it starts at the 21-minute mark.

Link to a bonus clip that's at the end of Part 2.    • Combat Footage of the Battle of the Easter...  


00:00 Introduction
1:06 Covering Cactus
6:11 American Intelligence
9:41 August 20 to the 22
14:28 August 23
21:33 August 24 Morning
27:12 The Dilemma
34:28 Air Raid on Cactus
37:16 Ryujo’s Demise
40:27 TF-61 Attacked!
47:56 Evening Actions
51:06 August 25 Tanaka’s Misery
53:04 Total Losses
54:19 Fletcher’s Legacy
58:04 Outro


Corrections:
at 36:32 I misspelled zuikaku.
at 45:50 I said 5 wildcats but displayed 6 Wildcats. I accidently added one. It should have been 5.

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Help with script: Daniel N.


Music:
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"Crypto" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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