173- Guadalcanal Life Expectancy: 30 Days- WW2 - December 18, 1942

Just a few weeks ago massive offensives were launched in North Africa and the Soviet Union, against the Axis. These operations and offensives have now morphed into fully fledged campaigns, and the nature of these theatres of the war has been transformed.

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