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Guadalcanal: Braves 6, Angels 3

Guadalcanal is remembered for being a vicious battle that went on and on and for the cool name. But the strategy and tactics followed last night’s adventure in Anaheim.

Guadalcanal is remembered for being a vicious battle that went on and on and for the cool name. But the strategy and tactics followed last night’s adventure in Anaheim.

Guadalcanal is a large solid rocky island (not some mere sand spit on coral) at the southwest end of the Solomon Islands. It can easily accommodate multiple airfields and land based planes can make it very difficult to get ships safely to Australia and even New Zeeland.