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151 - How Sea Control doomed the 17th Army to Starvation on Guadalcanal: The failure of the Tokyo Express
The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal cost the US Navy two rear admirals and six warships — yet it stopped 11 Japanese transports carrying 10,000 troops and the supplies needed to take Henderson Field. We discuss the critical...
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151 - How Sea Control doomed the 17th Army to Starvation on Guadalcanal: The failure of the Tokyo Express is an episode from The Principles of War - Lessons from Military History on Strategy, Tactics and Leadership. by James Eling. The Nava...
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Published Jun 19, 2026, 32:43 long, audio available.






