New Georgia counterattack
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The New Georgia counterattack was a counterattack on 17–18 July 1943 by mainly Imperial Japanese Army troops against United States Army forces during the New Georgia campaign in the Solomon Islands. T
Injured U.S. Army soldiers are evacuated through the jungle on New Georgia on 12 July 1943 a few days before the Japanese counterattack.
The New Georgia group of islands. Munda Point lies northwest of Rendova across Blanche Channel
The airfield at Munda Point
US reinforcements landing around Munda in the aftermath of the Japanese counterattack
Battle of Kula Gulf
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The Battle of Kula Gulf took place in the early hours of 6 July 1943 during World War II. The battle involved United States and Japanese ships off the eastern coast of Kolombangara in the Solomon Isla
USS Helena and St. Louis in action at Kula Gulf, seen from USS Honolulu
Nagatsuki abandoned, May 1944
Radford arriving at Tulagi with survivors from Helena