The Battle of Guadalcanal was a military ... and around the island of Guadalcanal of the Solomon Island chain, in the Pacific theater of World War II. It was the first major land offensive by ...

The blast took place in a residential part of the capital Honiara on Sunday. The Solomon Islands, a WW2 battleground in the South Pacific, are littered with thousands of unexploded bombs.

Japanese troops evacuate Guadalcanal, leaving the island in Allied possession after a prolonged campaign. The American ...