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.

June: Americans retake Aleutian Islands. July: Battle of New Georgia: American army and marine forces attack main Japanese base in the Solomon Islands. August: Allies take New Georgia and Vella ...